{"product_id":"what-i-did-paperback-1","title":"What I Did - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Wakling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is family life today at its most believable: warm and messy, bored and raging....I LOVED IT.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Emma Donoghue, author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eRoom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat I Did\u003c\/em\u003e by Christopher Wakling is a truly astonishing novel--the chronicle of a family crisis that is equal parts hilarity, poignancy, and horror, told in the singular voice of a most precocious youngster. \u003cem\u003eRoom\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Slap\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/em\u003e, Wakling's tour de force concerns one rash act that pitches a six-year-old boy and his hapless parents into the center of a social services maelstrom. \u003cem\u003eWhat I Did\u003c\/em\u003e is contemporary fiction at its most enthrallingly original--poignant, powerful, and extremely funny--a miraculous work that prompted London's \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e to declare it \"the novel that should have won the Booker prize.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story about a terrible thing which happens to me. I have to warn you that nobody is bad or good here, or rather everyone is a bit bad and a bit good and the bad and the good moluscules get mixed up against each other and produce terrible chemical reactions. Did you know cheetahs cannot retract their claws?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix-year-old Billy loves animals, David Attenborough documentaries, and sneakers that flash when he runs. He does not love sitting still, the blood-soaked sky in \u003cem\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/em\u003e, or his father's cell phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Billy runs into a busy street, ignoring his father's commands, he sets in motion a series of unexpected, family-altering events. \u003cem\u003eWhat I Did\u003c\/em\u003e is a heart-wrenching reminder of how best intentions can lead to disastrous consequences, and how one rash decision can take on a life of its own. \u003c\/p\u003e--Sunday Age (Melbourne)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a story about a terrible thing which happens to me. I have to warn you that nobody is bad or good here, or rather everyone is a bit bad and a bit good and the bad and the good moluscules get mixed up against each other and produce terrible chemical reactions. Did you know cheetahs cannot retract their claws?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix-year-old Billy loves animals, David Attenborough documentaries, and sneakers that flash when he runs. He does not love sitting still, the blood-soaked sky in \u003cem\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/em\u003e, or his father's cell phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Billy runs into a busy street, ignoring his father's commands, he sets in motion a series of unexpected, family-altering events. \u003cem\u003eWhat I Did\u003c\/em\u003e is a heart-wrenching reminder of how best intentions can lead to disastrous consequences, and how one rash decision can take on a life of its own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.01 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736727162943,"sku":"9780062121691","price":16.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f942f89c71b19c7ee4cdcb9cd09f5018.webp?v=1765147657","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/what-i-did-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}