{"product_id":"on-the-greenwich-line","title":"On the Greenwich Line","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOn the Greenwich Line\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eShady Lewis\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781908670953\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePeirene Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2026\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e176\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I was riveted and charmed by this funny, humane and poignant novel. It's written in a voice that is as ardent as it is sensitive, one marked by history and yet managing to remain beautifully unruly and independent.'\u003cbr\u003e- Hisham Matar, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Friends\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Return \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e In an East London housing office, a frustrated local government employee spends his days trying to figure out what the latest policy announcement means for both himself and the migrants he works with every day. As a favour to a friend, he finds himself roped into organizing the funeral of Ghiyath, a young Syrian refugee. But it is not until his life collides with Ghiyath's death that he realises just how much he has in common with those who've fallen through the cracks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with a wry cynicism and deadpan wit, \u003ci\u003eOn the Greenwich Line\u003c\/i\u003e traces the absurdities of racism, austerity, and bureaucracy in contemporary England. This is a story about systemic failure and human courage, and about London and its many lost souls.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Peirene Press","offers":[{"title":"On the Greenwich Line | Shady Lewis | Paperback | 9781908670953 | New | Fiction 1720887","offer_id":49649784815768,"sku":"1720887","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61hu2nNYUJL.jpg?v=1786028615","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/on-the-greenwich-line","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}