{"product_id":"the-memory-police-yoko-ogawa","title":"The Memory Police — Yoko Ogawa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e * \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/span\u003e * \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTIME\u003c\/span\u003e * \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCHICAGO TRIBUNE \u003c\/span\u003e* T\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/span\u003e * \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eESQUIRE\u003c\/span\u003e * \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE DALLAS MORNING NEWS\u003c\/span\u003e * \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e * \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL\u003c\/span\u003e * THE A.V. CLUB * \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS\u003c\/span\u003e * \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLITERARY HUB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Housekeeper and the Professor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. . . . Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young writer discovers that her editor is in danger, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards, and together they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past. Powerful and provocative,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Memory Police\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a stunning novel about the trauma of loss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFrom our book truck to your book shelves…!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meant Well Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45350636093612,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/3192\/0556\/files\/91mWGZ17QRL._SL1500.jpg?v=1771813384","url":"https:\/\/www.meantwellbooks.com\/products\/the-memory-police-yoko-ogawa","provider":"Meant Well Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}