{"product_id":"9780143117926","title":"The Year of the Hare","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eRaising Hare\u003c\/i\u003e: an internationally bestselling comic novel in which a man—with the help of a bunny—suddenly realizes what’s important in life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Escapism at its best . . . Just pure fun.” —NPR.org\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Which of us has not had that wonderfully seditious idea: to play hooky for a while from life as we know it?” With these words from his foreword, Pico Iyer puts his finger on the exhilaratingly anarchic appeal of \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Hare\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel in the bestselling tradition of \u003ci\u003eWatership Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJonathan Livingston Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile out on assignment, a journalist hits a hare with his car. This small incident becomes life-changing: he decides to quit his job, leave his wife, sell his possessions, and spend a year wandering the wilds of Finland—with the bunny as his boon companion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat ensues is a series of comic misadventures, as everywhere they go—whether chased up a tree by dogs, or to a formal state dinner, or in pursuit of a bear across the Finnish border with Russia—they leave mayhem (and laughter!) in their wake.","brand":"Arto Paasilinna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48675502784724,"sku":"9780143117926","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_5d642c07-215b-4820-9221-65f202addf92.jpg?v=1789524851","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780143117926","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}