{"product_id":"9780712353663","title":"The Man with Six Senses","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Jaeger, M., \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 21\/02\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 240 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: British Library Science Fiction Classics, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: British Library Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: British Library Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Classic science fiction\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780712353663\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHilda is besotted with Michael, because Michael has a gift. Through some mutation, his mind is able to perceive 'lines of energy' and 'the vast ocean of movement' - things beyond the limits of the five senses and perhaps even common understanding. But the gift, as so often in life, comes with a price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are those who, in their resentment, come to covet the gift, threatening the blissful period of learning and freedom of thought that seemed so possible a future for Hilda and Michael. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd then there are the expectations of society, whose demands for the idealised normal spell danger and disarray for the pair. Muriel Jaeger's second foray into science fiction sees her experimenting again with an impressive talent for blending genres.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Man with Six Senses is a sensitive depiction of how the different, or supernaturally able, could be treated in 1920s Britain, but also a sharp skewering of societal norms and the expectations of how women should behave - and how they should think. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThought-provoking and challenging, The Man with Six Senses still resonates today in a society whose expectations and structures still continue to trap those who fall outside the limits of acceptance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022838988953,"sku":"9780712353663","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780712353663.jpg?v=1602536425","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780712353663","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}