{"product_id":"the-body-builders","title":"The Body Builders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAda lives a solitary life in London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA young adult haunted by her lonely childhood, she spends her days swimming, occasionally visiting her cousin, meeting people for drinks, ignoring invitations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen she meets a man named Atticus by the pool, Ada immediately senses an intimate connection between them, as if they share a life in a way she can't explain. Little by little, Ada's estrangement from all that is familiar to her widens, as though she is seeing her reflection through a mirror, pieces of it falling away. She worries she may be losing her mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEventually, Ada's attachment to the world and her body itself fails completely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe is jolted into a new, artificial environment - The Facility - apparently created and designed just for her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a person's life is inherently one of isolation, are our connections with those around us merely projections of ourselves? And if not, where do they come from?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith precision, subtlety, and confidence Albertine Clarke transforms the speculative into an entirely singular experience of deep interiority. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Body Builders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e lands like a blow, widening a crack that allows us to perceive the world differently than we ever imagined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFormat: Oversized paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Little, Brown\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: UK, 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 228\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eISBN 10: 147216072X\u003cbr\u003eISBN 13: 9781472160720\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albertine Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53249563885834,"sku":null,"price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/6066\/3399\/files\/9781472160720.jpg?v=1782301976","url":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareandsons.com\/products\/the-body-builders","provider":"Shakespeare \u0026 Sons Buchhandel GmbH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}