{"product_id":"a-sabbatical-in-leipzig","title":"A Sabbatical in Leipzig","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael has been away from Ireland for most of his life and lives alone in Bilbao after the death of Catherine, his girlfriend. Each day he listens to two versions of the same piece of music before walking the same route to visit Richard Serra's enormous installation, The Matter of Time, in the Guggenheim. As he walks, his thoughts circle around the five-year period of mental agitation spent in Leipzig with Catherine.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This 'sabbatical', caused by the stress of his job and the suicide of a former colleague, splits his career as an engineer into two distinct parts. Intensely realistic, mapped out like Michael's intricate drawings, this is a novel of precision and beguiling intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e Published: UK, 2022\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Profile Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e Pages: 192\u003cbr\u003e Language: English\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 13: 9781788169707\u003cbr\u003e ISBN 10: 1788169700\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adrian Duncan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43971744989450,"sku":"","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/products\/9781839402203_bf32c5dd-f768-4019-adef-be32646113ec.jpg?v=1671282647","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/a-sabbatical-in-leipzig","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}