{"product_id":"9780143116059","title":"Deaf Sentence : A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe subject of enthusiastic and widespread reviews, David Lodge's fourteenth work of fiction displays the humor and shrewd observations that have made him a much-loved icon. Deaf Sentence tells the story of Desmond Bates, a recently retired linguistics professor in his mid-sixties. Vexed by his encroaching deafness and at loose ends in his personal life, Desmond inadvertently gets involved with a seemingly personable young American female student who seeks his support in matters academic and not so academic, who finally threatens to destabilize his life completely with her unpredictable-and wayward-behavior. What emerges is a funny, moving account of one man's effort to come to terms with aging and mortality-a classic meditation on modern middle age that fans of David Lodge will love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49715057262840,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":47.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780143116059-1.jpg?v=1783578213","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9780143116059","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}