{"product_id":"the-shadow-of-the-object","title":"The Shadow of the Object","description":"The Shadow of the Object is a literary novel by Chloe Aridjis that blends dreamlike storytelling with themes of memory, transformation, desire, and mortality.While visiting her family in Mexico, Flora is bitten by the family dog and hospitalized for multiple surgeries. There she meets Wilhelmina, an elderly German woman who collects pre-cinema optical devices such as magic lanterns. Their surreal conversations and Wilhelmina's mesmerizing lantern show leave a lasting impression on Flora.\r\n\r\nAfter unexpected events, Flora returns to London, where she resumes her work polishing silver in a jewelry shop and develops an unusual friendship with Wilhelmina's son, Max. As reality and imagination begin to blur, Flora discovers that it is not only the magic lantern that projects images—her own mind starts reshaping her perception of the world. The novel unfolds as an atmospheric meditation on identity, illusion, grief, and the mysterious ways people transform through their encounters with others.\u0026amp;nbsp;","brand":"Chloe Aridjis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45963297587260,"sku":"9781784746377","price":4395.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9781784746377.jpg?v=1786135465","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/the-shadow-of-the-object","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}