{"product_id":"great-house-9780670919345","title":"Great House","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011, Nicole Krauss''s \u003ci\u003eGreat House\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting story that explores loss and memory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn New York a woman spends the night with a young Chilean poet before he departs, leaving her at his desk. Later, he is arrested by Pinochet''s secret police. . . In north London, a man caring for his dying wife discovers a lock of hair that unravels a terrible secret. . . In Jerusalem, an antiques dealer reassembles his father''s study plundered by Nazis. One item remains missing. . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning continents and decades, weaving an intricate web of its characters'' lives, \u003ci\u003eGreat House\u003c\/i\u003e tells a soaring story of love, loss and survival against the odds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eThe History of Love\u003c\/i\u003e was very good indeed. \u003ci\u003eGreat House\u003c\/i\u003e...is even better. A heartbreaking meditation on loss and memory and how they construct our lives'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Full of mystery and suspense, building towards one og th great climaxes in contemp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving, haunting, overwhelmingly poignant * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe History of Love \u003c\/i\u003ewas very good indeed. \u003ci\u003eGreat House\u003c\/i\u003e ... is even better. A heartbreaking meditation on loss and memory and how they construct out lives * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eFull of mystery and suspense, building towards one of the great climaxes in contemporary fiction. It is hard to imagine a better book of fiction being published this year ... one of the finest writers of our time * Jewish Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinary, unforgettable, mesmeric * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eExquisitely measured ... coheres in a stunning conclusion * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eBewitching, mysterious and deeply moving. One of 2011's must-reads * Harper's Bazaar *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018372710743,"sku":"9780670919345","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780670919345.jpg?v=1750776610","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/great-house-9780670919345","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}