{"product_id":"learned-by-heart-9781035017768","title":"Learned By Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe heartbreaking story of the love of two women – Anne Lister, the real-life inspiration behind Gentleman Jack, and her first love, Eliza Raine – from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A rich and spellbinding 19th-century story of forbidden love' – \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Donoghue evokes a relationship that is convincing and exquisitely touching.' – \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1805, at a boarding school in York, two fourteen-year-old girls first meet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEliza Raine, the orphan daughter of an Indian mother, keeps herself apart from the other girls, tired of being picked out for being different. Anne Lister, a gifted troublemaker, is determined to conquer the world, refusing to bow to society’s expectations of what a woman can do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs they fall in love, the connection they forge will remain with them for the rest of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of passion and heartbreak, evocati\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonoghue's prose is beautiful and beautifully controlled. Simply and without a shred of sentimentality, she evokes a relationship that is convincing and \u003cb\u003eexquisitely touching\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eOffers a refreshing perspective on a celebrated figure in LGBTQ+ history * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA slow burning love story\u003c\/b\u003e of first love. The girls do not so much discover love as feel they are inventing it. * The Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exquisite coming-of-age love story\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times, 'Historical Fiction Book of the Month' *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpellbinding \u003c\/b\u003e. . . A moving portrait of two young women who are willing to risk everything for love' * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003erichly imagined\u003c\/b\u003e novelistic account of a 19th century love affair * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efascinating \u003c\/b\u003e. . . love story that's both queer and multiracial * The Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA master of plot\u003c\/b\u003e * Time *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA writer of great vitality and generosity\u003c\/b\u003e * The New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003eDonoghue has created \u003cb\u003ea gripping story\u003c\/b\u003e of the blistering connection between Anne and Eliza Raine . . . This is richly told and built on meticulous research. * Sainsbury's Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Donoghue’s writing is superb alchemy\u003c\/b\u003e -- Audrey Niffenegger, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Time Traveler’s Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonoghue excels in creating not just a world but a worldview that is far removed from our own\u003c\/b\u003e * The Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonoghue is a superb stylist\u003c\/b\u003e – her prose is stirring and tender * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eShe can do everything: be funny, be moving, be unflinching yet sensitive, write beautifully nuanced sentences and utterly gripping stories. She can write powerful historical fiction and be absolutely contemporary. \u003cb\u003eAnd she’s unable to write a line you don't believe\u003c\/b\u003e -- Joseph O’Connor, author of \u003ci\u003eStar of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Donoghue is a genius of compassion. \u003c\/b\u003eWith her, the ethical imagination is always paramount. In our fractured world she brings a great sense of repair to us all. Her stories bind us back together -- Colum McCann, internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLet the Great World Spin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47836671050071,"sku":"9781035017768","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781035017768.jpg?v=1710380508","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/learned-by-heart-9781035017768","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}