{"product_id":"9781037406966","title":"This Census-Taker","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Mieville, China \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 April 2026 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 160 pages, none\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a remote house on a hilltop, a lonely boy witnesses a traumatic event. He tries – and fails – to flee. Left alone with his increasingly deranged parent, he dreams of safety, of joining the other children in the town below, of escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen at last a stranger knocks at his door, the boy senses that his days of isolation might be over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut by what authority does this man keep the meticulous records he carries? What is the purpose behind his questions? Is he friend? Enemy? Or something else altogether?A novella filled with beauty, terror and strangeness, This Census-Taker is a poignant and riveting exploration of memory and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55550630920568,"sku":"9781037406966","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781037406966.jpg?v=1778319203","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781037406966","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}