{"product_id":"brief-encounters-the-parasite-paperback","title":"Brief Encounters: The Parasite (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eArthur Conan Doyle’ s tense, unsettlingly supernatural tale of obsession and control\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Austin Gilroy’ s fiancé e is hypnotised, he finds himself drawn into the orbit of the woman responsible – Miss Penclosa. Soon, disturbances begin to unsettle him: actions he cannot account for, thoughts that seem to come from elsewhere. As Penclosa’ s hold over Gilroy tightens, he discovers how little control he has over his own mind. Told through a series of journal entries, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Parasite\u003c\/span\u003e follows a self-declared rational man drawn into a relationship he cannot escape - or fully understand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAbout The Author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle \u003c\/span\u003ewas born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and began to write stories while he was a student. Over his life he produced more than thirty books, 150 short stories, poems, plays and essays across a wide range of genres. His most famous creation is the detective Sherlock Holmes, who he introduced in his first novel \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Study in Scarlet\u003c\/span\u003e(1887).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45620039516367,"sku":"9781529985931","price":22.96,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_d3087c87-8e4c-49d3-8936-62d199a790f0.jpg?v=1784796376","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/brief-encounters-the-parasite-paperback","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}