{"product_id":"mend-the-living-9780857053855","title":"Mend the Living","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom fatal accident to life-saving operation, Maylis de Kerangal, one of the brightest and boldest writers of modern literary fiction, returns with the epic story of a heart transplant.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003emetaphorical and lyrical\u003c\/b\u003e exploration of the journey of one heart and two bodies . . . \u003cb\u003eCompelling, original and ambitious\u003c\/b\u003e, this novel illuminates what it is to be human. * Val McDermid *\u003cbr\u003eThis breathless novel has all \u003cb\u003ethe beauty of a Greek tragedy\u003c\/b\u003e. It is also \u003cb\u003ea hymn to creation\u003c\/b\u003e and a meditation on the relationship between the body and consciousness, life and death. -- Astrid de Larminat * Figaro *\u003cbr\u003eFar from being the simple tale of a heart transplant, this novel is a \u003cb\u003etrue epic\u003c\/b\u003e, a great \u003cb\u003emodern saga \u003c\/b\u003ethat investigates our relationship with death as much as our relationship with language. -- François Busnel * Lire *\u003cbr\u003eA true novel, a great novel, \u003cb\u003ean extraordinary novel\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Bernard Pivot * Journal du Dimanche *\u003cbr\u003eMaylis de Kerangal navigates perfectly between the epic and the intimate; let's just say that \u003cb\u003eher writing will shake you to your very core\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Olivia de Lamberterie * Elle *\u003cbr\u003eHeartbreaking; \u003cb\u003eI've seldom read a more moving book\u003c\/b\u003e... De Kerangal is a master of momentum, to the extent that when the book ends, the reader feels bereft. She shows that narratives around illness and pain can energize the nobler angels of our nature and make for profoundly lovely art. \u003cb\u003eOne longs for more\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lydia Kiesling * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA thrilling opening sequence, well-suited to her urgent, breathless, visceral prose ... \u003cb\u003ethis extraordinary novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eetches itself in the mind\u003c\/b\u003e ... There is a \u003cb\u003eflamboyant artistry\u003c\/b\u003e at work, yet Maylis de Kerangal is confronting a reality that is all too real -- Eileen Battersby * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe story unfolds in an \u003cb\u003eintricate lacework of precise detail\u003c\/b\u003e. These characters feel less like fictional creations and more like ordinary people, briefly illuminated in \u003cb\u003erich language\u003c\/b\u003e ... an exploration not only of death but of life, of \u003cb\u003ehumanity and fragility\u003c\/b\u003e -- Priya Parmar * New York Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmong the most fascinating writers of her generation\u003c\/b\u003e. With \u003ci\u003eMend the Living, \u003c\/i\u003eMaylis de Kerangal attains even greater heights -- Raphaelle Leyris * Le Monde *\u003cbr\u003eA novel that \u003cb\u003egoes to the heart\u003c\/b\u003e of what it means to be a human being -- Amanda Hopkinson * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eFrom its \u003cb\u003eglorious 300-word first sentence\u003c\/b\u003e to the stately canopic imagery of its climactic scenes, \u003ci\u003eMend the Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebeautifully translated\u003c\/b\u003e from the French by Jessica Moore, mimics the rhythm of the processes it depicts - the troughs and peaks of grief and protocol, of skills utilised and acceptance finally achieved. -- M. John Harrison * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the \u003cb\u003emost original novels\u003c\/b\u003e I've encountered in recent years . . . she finds an \u003cb\u003eincredible poetry\u003c\/b\u003e in the vocabulary of medicine and surgery -- Jonathan Coe * The Week *","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083721646423,"sku":"9780857053855","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857053855.jpg?v=1725549823","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mend-the-living-9780857053855","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}