{"product_id":"crimson-joy","title":"Crimson Joy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo people, deeply in love to the point of obsession. What could possibly go wrong?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMae and Damian broke each other’s hearts ten years ago. Yet here they are again, hitting their 30s, plunging back into the same emotional whirlpool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheirs is not the only obsession either. Mae’s adoptive father, owner of The Sick Rose and The Invisible Worm bookshops also has one – for the works of William Blake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough skilfully following the interplay of a range of singular characters experiencing the complexities of what it is to be human, this contemporary novel explores the impact our actions have on others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDamaged as she is, might Mae find the resilience to navigate a series of self-inflicted misadventures, finally to be released from emotional bondage and find her identity?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author demonstrates an original voice with a sparkling gift for storytelling, blending pace, humour and literary interest of the kind to be found in the novels of Kate Atkinson and Bonnie Garmus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe action and richly imagined settings are the result of the writer’s experience as an award-winning artist with degrees in English and a first in Fine Art, alongside a career in publishing, the theatre and the arts. It is this knowledge and expertise which results in a standout novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReader Reviews:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Sheer genius’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A unique literary voice’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Both witty and profoundly humane’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Beguiling and immensely readable’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brown Dog Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57533184213336,"sku":"9781918428551","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781918428551.jpg?v=1781783189","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/crimson-joy","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}