{"product_id":"greene-matt-the-definitions","title":"Greene, Matt - The Definitions","description":"An elegant and haunting dystopian novel about a group of individuals gathered\nto relearn how to navigate the world after a mysterious illness strips them of their\nmemories\nNestled in an idyllic locale beside the sea, The Centre is a place of rehabilitation and\nrebuilding. Students arrive nameless, their memories and sense of identity wiped by\na strange illness.\nEach day, they attend classes that will help them relearn the right ways to speak\nand live; they practice the roles they’ll assume once they’ve graduated and returned\nto society. In their free time, they negotiate a burgeoning social hierarchy and watch\nold DVDs together; stories of characters whose names they adopt: Maria, Chandler,\nChino, Gunther… But as shards of memories – of pets, lovers, errands, and beloved\nmusic – begin to threaten the strict curriculum of The Centre, some students start to\nquestion the definitions given to them, and explore the ways in which they might\ndefine themselves.\nA stunning, intimately told story about what makes us who we are, The Definitions\nexamines the limits of language, the power of human connection, and the ways the\nhuman spirit can flourish even under the most oppressive conditions.","brand":"Dead Ink Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback Book","offer_id":50328265130262,"sku":"RMX-51049","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/7750\/2998\/files\/8eb48b10302e8f5467e6637764e11b47.jpg?v=1753954383","url":"https:\/\/resident-music-uk.myshopify.com\/products\/greene-matt-the-definitions","provider":"Resident Music UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}