{"product_id":"loving-and-giving-9781844083251","title":"Loving And Giving","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Molly Keane is astonishing . . . an exquisitely written black comedy with a shock ending' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eN \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Quite the best book she has written' \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I admired many authors. But Molly, I loved' DIANA ATHILL \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1914, when Nicandra is eight, all is well in the grand Irish estate,  Deer Forest.  Maman is beautiful and adored.  Dada, silent and small, mooches contendedly around the stables.  Aunt Tossie, of the giant heart and bosom, is widowed but looks splendid in weeds.  The butler, the groom, the landsteward, the maids, the men - each as a place and knows it.  Then, astonishingly, the perfect surface is shattered; Maman does something too dreadful ever to be spoken of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What next?  Who to love?' asks Nicaranda.  And through her growing up and marriage her answer is to swamp those around her with kindness - while gradually the great house crumbles under a weight of manners and misunderstanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMolly Keane is \u003cb\u003eastonishing\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003ci\u003eLoving and Giving \u003c\/i\u003eis perhaps her richest work yet, an \u003cb\u003eexquisitely written black comedy with a shock ending\u003c\/b\u003e. The language is eloquent and original, the descriptions divine * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eQuite the \u003cb\u003ebest book\u003c\/b\u003e she has written * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eKeane's \u003cb\u003edistinctive blend of elegant savagery and deep affection\u003c\/b\u003e . . .\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eits human relationships tortured like bonsai by good form, its open-hearted, sensual passion for horses, dogs and landscape * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eI admired many authors. But Molly, I loved -- Diana Athill\u003cbr\u003eThis novel is a\u003cb\u003e rare treat \u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eA writer of genius * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eMolly Keane is astonishing ... LOVING AND GIVING is perhaps her richest work yet, an exquisitely written black comedy with a shock ending. The language is eloquent and original, the descriptions divine * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eThis novel is a rare treat * IRISH TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eQuite the best book she has written * DAILY TELEGRAPH *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771551416663,"sku":"9781844083251","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781844083251.jpg?v=1758728240","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/loving-and-giving-9781844083251","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}