{"product_id":"the-kindness-of-strangers","title":"The Kindness of Strangers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIN A HOUSE BUILT ON LIES, THE TRUTH WILL GET YOU KILLED.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1953.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e One foggy night, in the dead of February, a diffident young man arrives unannounced at 42 Tregunter Road in Chelsea. Self-styled Bohemian Mrs Honor Wilson, who runs a minor literary journal and lodgings from this timeworn Victorian house, introduces him to her 'dear house guests': Robbie, the writer; Mina, the aspiring socialite; George, the debutante; and Saul, the refugee poet. Jimmy Sullivan is a family friend, Honor says - yet clearly, something is very amiss. Despite everyone's suspicions, she lets the stranger move into the attic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003eAs they each try to disprove Jimmy's dubious account of himself, secrets, jealousies, and disturbing schemes come to light, fracturing the household's delicate allegiances and setting in motion, unstoppably, a tale of perilous self-invention, complicated love, and murderous revenge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid and entertaining, and powered by such a wonderfully dry wit'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An excellent mystery...superbly rendered'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emma Garman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48862277337255,"sku":"9780349020198","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4945\/4503\/files\/the-kindness-of-strangers-Garman-2026-9780349020198.jpg?v=1777011858","url":"https:\/\/www.murderousink.com.au\/products\/the-kindness-of-strangers","provider":"Murderous Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}