{"product_id":"9781526624314","title":"Vigil","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-winning author of 'Lincoln in the Bardo'\u003cbr\u003eWhat a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot for the first time - in fact, for the 343rd time - Jill 'Doll' Blaine finds herself crashing down to earth, head-first, rear-up, to accompany her latest charge into the afterlife. She soon realises however that this man is not quite like the others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor powerful oil tycoon K.J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold life, and the world is better for it… isn't it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs death approaches, a cast of worldly and otherworldly visitors arrive. Crowds of people and animals - alive and dead - materialise, birds swarm the dying man's room, and associates from decades past show up, all clamouring for a reckoning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this electric novel brimming with explosive imagination, George Saunders confronts the biggest issues of our time with his trademark humour and warmth, spinning a tale that encompasses life and death, good and evil, and the inevitable question: who else could we be but exactly who we are?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+George+Saunders\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eGeorge Saunders\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"George Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47577211175075,"sku":"9781526624314","price":445.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781526624314_62c2e1d8-78eb-4bd7-88f5-114919d42834.jpg?v=1776804633","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781526624314","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}