{"product_id":"strangeland-9780340769461","title":"Strangeland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe intimate memoirs of one of the most acclaimed and controversial artists of her generation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere I am, a fucked, crazy, anorexic-alcoholic-childless, beautiful woman. I never dreamt it would be like this.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Frequently affecting...intriguing, almost incantatory'' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracey Emin''s \u003ci\u003eStrangeland \u003c\/i\u003eis her own space, lying between the Margate of her childhood, the Turkey of her forefathers and her own, private-public life in present-day London. Her writings, a combination of memoirs and confessions, are deeply intimate, yet powerfully engaging. Tracey retains a profoundly romantic world view, paired with an uncompromising honesty. Her capacity both to create controversies and to strike chords is unequalled in British life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA remarkable book - and an original, beautiful mind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''As spare and poignant as one of Emin''s line drawings'' \u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer writings are painfully honest . . . \u003ci\u003eStrangeland\u003c\/i\u003e is more than Tracey's diary, just as her bed and her tent and her blankets are more than private displays that happen to have attracted a lot of attention -- Jeanette Winterson * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eWhile her best-known art has shown Emin at her most confrontational, in her writing we meet a calmer, more sensitive soul. * \u003ci\u003e Observer \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eA fantastically engaging storyteller . . . heartbreaking . . . effortlessly funny * \u003ci\u003e Metro \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eAs spare and poignant as one of Emin's line drawings * \u003ci\u003e Marie Claire \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eA very readable book, and a surprising one too * \u003ci\u003e Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eEccentrically readable * \u003ci\u003e Glamour\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eFrequently affecting . . . intriguing, almost incantatory * \u003ci\u003e Saturday Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eReveals a funny, sensitive and brave woman * \u003ci\u003e Grazia \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eEmin talks with brutal frankness . . . genuinely uplifting * \u003ci\u003e Scotsman \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'A fantastically engaging storyteller... heartbreaking... effortlessly funny' * \u003ci\u003e Metro \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'As spare and poignant as one of Emin's line drawings' * \u003ci\u003e Marie Claire \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'A very readable book, and a surprising one too' * \u003ci\u003e Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Eccentrically readable' * \u003ci\u003e Glamour\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Frequently affecting...intriguing, almost incantatory' * \u003ci\u003e Saturday Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'An extremely well-written and readable book' * \u003ci\u003e Glasgow Herald \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Reveals a funny, sensitive and brave woman' * \u003ci\u003e Grazia \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Emin talks with brutal frankness...genuinely uplifting' * \u003ci\u003e Scotsman \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'A natural oddball - or, to put it another way, instinctively eccentric' * \u003ci\u003e Telegraph Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Strangeland should not...be approached as a memoir unless a memoir can be understood to be a Tracey Emin artwork. She is no fake' * Rachel Cusk, \u003ci\u003e Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'[Emin's] writings are painfully honest...Strangeland is more than Tracey's diary, just as her bed and her tent and her blankets are more than private displays that happen to have attracted a lot of attention' * Jeanette Winterson, \u003ci\u003e The Times \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'While her best-known art has shown Emin as her most confrontational, in her writing we meet a calmer, more sensitive soul.' * \u003ci\u003e Observer \u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Strangeland is a surprisingly lyrical and tightly written account of its author's journey so far.' * Australian \u003ci\u003e Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Emin writes with fierce clarity.' * Henry Hitchins, \u003ci\u003e Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733611852119,"sku":"9780340769461","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780340769461.jpg?v=1720000838","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strangeland-9780340769461","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}