{"product_id":"molly-the-captain-9781408713211","title":"Molly  the Captain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003e''An intricate, moving novel... Quinn''s best book to date'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Every sentence he produces is a joy''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Opens up timeless themes of family, success and love'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Truly magnificent... this is Quinn''s masterpiece'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Quinn is an intelligent analyst of the uncertainties of love and art'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA celebrated artist of the Georgian era paints his two young daughters at the family home in Bath. The portrait, known as Molly \u0026amp;the Captain, becomes instantly famous, its fate destined to echo down the centuries, touching many lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1889 a young man sits painting a line of elms in Kensington Gardens. One day he glimpses a mother at play with her two daughters and decides to include them in his picture. From that moment he is haunted by dreams that seem to foreshadow his doom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA century later, in Kentish Town, a painter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] beguiling new novel about the mysteries of creativity from master storyteller Anthony Quinn... \u003cb\u003eEvery sentence he produces is a joy\u003c\/b\u003e * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping mystery... Sweeping across centuries in its three interlinked sections, it summons the past effortlessly\u003c\/b\u003e, as a vehicle for a plot that is both intricate and immaculately constructed... Quinn's most ambitious book to date and decidedly his best -- Alex Preston * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eQuinn is an accomplished writer at ease with the idioms of the past... He is also a subtle creator of character... opens up timeless themes of family, success and love -- Michael Prodger * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eQuinn is an intelligent analyst of the uncertainties of love and art * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThese women's lives are gently and perceptively explored -- Antonia Senior * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eGripping historical fiction * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003e[A] stylish literary triptych... Quinn is a fine writer with an instinctive understanding of the pitfalls of the bohemian life * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eA deft, century-hopping novel... delight[s] in the granular details of an era, as well as a thorough knowledge of its broad sweep -- Imogen Hermes Gowar * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThere is \u003cb\u003ea delicious mystery\u003c\/b\u003e at the heart of this novel * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eOne of my favourite writers... a breathtakingly ambitious novel that nails the small personal triumphs and tragedies of each woman's life -- Sarra Manning * Red *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo versatile - Quinn seems to reinvent himself with every book\u003c\/b\u003e * Jonathan Coe *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA witty and affecting saga\u003c\/b\u003e... It delights in exploring tiny, unexpected quirks of character and broad brushstrokes of greater emotion alike, and \u003cb\u003enever fails to entertain\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alexander Larman * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eQuinn displays an impressive range of expression: the mannered, epistolary style of the early chapters gives way to touches of Victorian gothic, and then to crisp contemporary prose -- Kimberley Long * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eTruly magnificent... each part is separate and distinct, involving and compassionate, yet all are mysteriously connected... Period details sparkle in this elegant prose... \u003cb\u003eThis is Quinn's masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sue Gaisford * The Tablet *\u003cbr\u003eQuinn's books are unbeatable treats... His latest, a hall of mirrors across three centuries revolving around a single painting, is both about art and irresistibly artful * Dominic Dromgoole *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoignant, involving, beautiful and thoroughly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e... Quinn's best and most ambitious novel yet dances through three centuries, entwines the worlds of theatre and art in a thoroughly seductive embrace, and brings all his considerable gifts into play... This is a novel packed with pleasures -- Christobel Kent * Perspective Magazine *\u003cbr\u003ePleasurable... The novel is a triptych, each part standing alone and quickly establishing its particular note and colour by means of language, carefully chosen detail and a sprinkling of familiar names * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eQuinn has an artist's eye and can mine drama from even the plainest parlour or afternoon in the park * Strong Words Magazine *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739042394455,"sku":"9781408713211","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408713211.jpg?v=1720050981","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/molly-the-captain-9781408713211","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}