{"product_id":"9781922459282","title":"The Hitchhiker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelieve it or not, I was convinced this holiday would save my marriage.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTiddo and his wife, Isa, have drifted apart. They don’t make love anymore. Tiddo even finds their thirteen-year-old son, Jonathan, a stranger—quiet, distant and forever drawing monstrous creatures in his sketchbook.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesperate to keep his family together, Tiddo plans a holiday to Iceland, travelling the tourist circuit in a rented campervan. On their trip, they pick up a hitchhiker named Svein, who is tall and handsome, and covered in tattoos of ancient runes. When Svein offers to guide them off the beaten track, Tiddo is conflicted. Does Svein pose a threat or offer salvation?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis psychological thriller unfolds like a fever dream amid the breathtaking beauty of Iceland, but the environment turns out to be as unforgiving as each decision Tiddo makes. Taut and compelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a man who goes to great lengths to save what he has already lost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerwin van der Werf\u003c\/b\u003e is a musicologist, teacher and regular columnist for the Dutch newspaper \u003ci\u003eTrouw\u003c\/i\u003e. His novel \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the Libris Literature Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker\u003c\/i\u003e is his fourth novel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Colmer\u003c\/b\u003e has translated more than sixty works of Dutch literature and has won many prizes for his translations, including the Vondel Prize, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the NSW Premier’s Award.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Immersive and thoroughly satisfying.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrouw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘A father on the edge…Flashes of \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHet Parool\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521721127153,"sku":"9781922459282","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781922459282_p0.jpg?v=1771208340","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922459282","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}