{"product_id":"the-marriage-portrait-9781472223883","title":"The Marriage Portrait","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Women''s Prize for Fiction 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Reese''s Bookclub December Pick (2022)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIrish Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller (August 2022)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eand LitHub Book of the Year (December 2022)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Every bit as evocative and spellbinding as \u003ci\u003eHamnet\u003c\/i\u003e. O''Farrell, thank God, just seems to be getting better and better'' \u003ci\u003ei newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Her narrative enchantment will wrest suspense and surprise out of a death foretold'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Ingenious, inventive, humane, wry, truthful . . . better than her last novel'' \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Finely written and vividly imagined'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''In O''Farrell''s hands, historical detail comes alive'' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinter, 1561.  Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso.  As they sit down to din\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery bit as evocative and spellbinding as Hamnet. O'Farrell, thank God, just seems to be getting better and better . . . O'Farrell's writing is so vivid it melts away the time and space between now and 16th-century Italy . . . With\u003ci\u003e The Marriage Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e, then, O'Farrell hasn't just produced another magnificently transporting page-turner. She has given us an exhilarating, devastating look at women's captivity, creativity and ultimately, rebellion in a world run by some very cruel men\u003c\/b\u003e * i newspaper *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinely written and vividly imagined, it is far from being simplistic, but there is an engaging simplicity to it . . . a very good one to be read, as publishers used to say, by \"children of all ages\"\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian Book of the Day *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn O'Farrell's hands, historical detail comes alive . . . evocative, moving and sensitively rendered\u003c\/b\u003e * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eO'Farrell is simply outstanding\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer writing is exquisite.  Immersive and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e * Marian Keyes *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary writer with a profound understanding of the most elemental human bonds\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most exciting novelists alive\u003c\/b\u003e * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIngenious, inventive, humane, wry, truthful . . . better than her last novel\u003c\/b\u003e * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer narrative enchantment will wrest suspense and surprise out of a death foretold\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739416965463,"sku":"9781472223883","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472223883.jpg?v=1720052187","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-marriage-portrait-9781472223883","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}