{"product_id":"sweet-lamb-of-heaven-9780393354188","title":"Sweet Lamb of Heaven","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the National Book Award for Fiction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blending domestic thriller and psychological horror, this compelling page-turner follows a mother fleeing her estranged husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A]n extraordinary metaphysical thriller from one of America’s most inventive novelists.\" -- Laura Miller - Slate\u003cbr\u003e\"A rare pleasure to read… Millet’s fine prose [is] as rich with fresh imagery as it is open-minded to life’s hidden possibilities.\" -- Matthew Gilbert - The Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\"Lydia Millet is not as popular as she should be. This novel will change that…Her ambitious new novel, \u003cem\u003eSweet Lamb of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e, is part fast-paced thriller, part quiet meditation on the nature of God.\" -- Lisa Zeidner - Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\"Millet’s sense of pacing is acute and her prose is glittering and exact.\" -- New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] hypnotic novel of psychological and philosophical suspense.\" -- O Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\"[A]ddictive, unsettling… sneaks in some high-minded themes (the nature of reality, the fragility of human connection) without distracting one iota from the suspense. A winner.\" -- People\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] novel so eerie, so chilling and provocative, that you might find yourself rethinking everything you thought you knew about language, belief, and where our human race might be going.\" -- Caroline Leavitt - San Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\"[P]repare to be surprised by more than plot twists. . . . the Pulitzer finalist’s philosophical fireworks add layers of energy and mystery.\" -- Boris Katchka - Vulture\u003cbr\u003e\"Millet evinces a rare capacity to surprise and fascinate readers… Unpredictable in the best sense, Millet’s eye-opening stories and conceptions are irresistibly interesting. This may be her most beguiling and accessible creation yet.\" -- David Wright - The Seattle Times\u003cbr\u003e\"A peculiar, stirring thriller. . . . Millet has a knack for planting plainspoken, world-weary narrators in otherworldly circumstances, and Anna is one of her sharpest, most intriguingly philosophical creations.\" -- Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\"Millet weaves a satisfying cat and mouse game… Her novel reads like top-notch psychological suspense…This is a page-turner from a very talented writer, and the result is a crowd-pleaser.\" -- Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\"Operating, as always, on multiple levels with artistic panache, emotional precision, and profound intent, Millet transforms a violent family conflict into a war of cosmic proportions over nothing less than life itself.\" -- Donna Seaman - Booklist","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525152219479,"sku":"9780393354188","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393354188.jpg?v=1731859430","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sweet-lamb-of-heaven-9780393354188","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}