{"product_id":"foenkinos-david-the-martins","title":"Foenkinos, David - The Martins","description":"A disillusioned Parisian writer finds inspiration in the ordinary lives of\nhis neighbours, the Martins.\n'A charming, clever book' The Independent\nIs it true that every life is the stuff of novels? Or are some people just too ordinary?\nThis is the question a struggling Parisian writer asks when he challenges himself\nto write about the first person he sees when he steps outside his apartment.\nSecretly hoping to meet the beautiful woman who occasionally smokes on his\nstreet, he instead sets eyes on octogenarian Madeleine. She's happy to become\nthe subject of his project, but first she needs to put her shopping away...\nWondering if his project is doomed to be hopelessly banal, he soon finds himself\ntangled in the lives of Madeleine's family. Though calm on the surface,\nthe Martins have secrets, troubles and woes, and the writer discovers that the\nmost compelling story is that of an ordinary life.","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback Book","offer_id":50585967853846,"sku":"RMX-56950","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/33415bda5f7cde006873a1e96b493b07.jpg?v=1759933400","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/foenkinos-david-the-martins","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}