{"product_id":"the-invention-of-angela-carter-9780099575726","title":"The Invention of Angela Carter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdmund Gordon writes for a wide variety of publications, including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2012 he received a Jerwood Award for non-fiction from the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in London, and teaches literature and creative writing at King's College London. This is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSplendid\u003c\/b\u003e…this is \u003cb\u003ean exemplary piece of work\u003c\/b\u003e…which will satisfy readers, and on which further investigation can rest with great confidence that nothing has been concealed and no pathway has been neglected. \u003cb\u003eEveryone should read it.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Philip Hensher * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e[A] \u003cb\u003egripping\u003c\/b\u003e biography, brimming with new material… He has undertaken feats of scholarship and written an admirably clearsighted book… \u003cb\u003eGordon’s achievement, however, is tremendous\u003c\/b\u003e. From baroque entanglements of material and controversy, he \u003cb\u003ebrings living contours into view… A quarter century on, this new biography should renew our readerly appetites for Carter.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alexandra Harris * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating, highly readable biography will be extremely hard to beat.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Christina Patterson * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e[It] \u003cb\u003eglints with well-placed detail and witty apercus\u003c\/b\u003e, and it pays proper attention to what matters most, Angela Carter’s writing… \u003cb\u003eLet’s hope that this thoughtful and engaging biography will introduce a generation of new readers to her work.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e[An] \u003cb\u003eastute\u003c\/b\u003e biography… Edmund Gordon has done an \u003cb\u003eindustrious and intelligent\u003c\/b\u003e job. -- DJ Taylor * The Times *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732307849559,"sku":"9780099575726","price":15.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099575726.jpg?v=1719996354","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-invention-of-angela-carter-9780099575726","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}