{"product_id":"dolores-9781474612517","title":"Dolores","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolores\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a glowing, beating heart of a book; Curtis'' sentences manage to be both mysterious and precise, creating a potent atmosphere that resonates beyond its brevity\u003c\/b\u003e -- Megan Hunter, author of THE END WE START FROM \u003c\/font\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolores \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ereads the way a first novel should: short, lyrical, intense, and with adventurous ambition\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nell Zink, author of THE WALLCREEPER and MISLAID \u003c\/font\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich, melodic and marked by a troubling sensuality, \u003ci\u003eDolores \u003c\/i\u003edepicts the strange pleasures a young girl might take in her body, and the perils and liberations such pleasures hold\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sue Rainsford, author of FOLLOW ME TO GROUND \u003c\/font\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On a hot day in late June, a young girl kneels outside a convent, then falls on her face. When the nuns take her in, they name her Dolores.\u003cbr\u003eDolores adjusts to the rhythm of her new life - to the nuns with wild hairs curling from their chins, the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolores\u003c\/i\u003e is a glowing, beating heart of a book; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurtis' sentences manage to be both mysterious and precise, creating a potent atmosphere that resonates beyond its brevity\u003c\/b\u003e -- Megan Hunter, author of THE END WE START FROM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolores \u003c\/i\u003ereads the way a first novel should: short, lyrical, intense, and with adventurous ambition\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nell Zink, author of THE WALLCREEPER and MISLAID\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich, melodic and marked by a troubling sensuality, \u003ci\u003eDolores \u003c\/i\u003edepicts the strange pleasures a young girl might take in her body, and the perils and liberations such pleasures hold\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sue Rainsford, author of FOLLOW ME TO GROUND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA succinct, intense story ... this atmospheric debut is a deliciously satisfying read about a girl at a critical juncture in her life\u003c\/b\u003e * BookRiot *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolores\u003c\/i\u003e is propulsive, atmospheric, wonderfully peculiar, a little dark. A dreamy hallucination\u003c\/b\u003e -- Amina Cain, author of INDELICACY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrecise, intense and aching, \u003ci\u003eDolores\u003c\/i\u003e moves seamlessly between sensuality and realism. I read it in a couple of fevered hours and lived in its heady atmosphere for days afterwards.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort and mysterious, \u003ci\u003eDolores\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling, one-sitting read ... Curtis writes the close-up details of life in the convent with as much intensity as the burgeoning sexuality of a young girl, and the two elements chime in a strange harmony\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlurring the borders past and present, sex and religion, desire and shame, Lauren Aimee Curtis's debut novel \u003ci\u003eDolores\u003c\/i\u003e is a short and potent story of a young woman in trouble\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis skilfully written and disquieting novella takes a character from contemporary life, gives her a classic female problem, and places her in an almost timeless setting, and the result is a hypnotic and powerfully affecting read\u003c\/b\u003e * Sydney Morning Herald, 'Pick of the Week *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolores\u003c\/i\u003e is a taut and moody novella ... In burnished prose, Curtis raises potent questions about how women control their bodies and destinies when subject to institutional forces.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885795684695,"sku":"9781474612517","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474612517.jpg?v=1722537724","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dolores-9781474612517","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}