{"product_id":"what-i-loved-9780340682388","title":"What I Loved","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an introduction by Megan Nolan, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eActs of Desperation \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Human Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Siri Hustvedt''s most ambitious, most rewarding novel. It mesmerises, arouses, disturbs''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalman Rushdie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''Defiantly complex and frequently dazzling''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eA big, wide, sensuous novel - clever, sinister, yet attractively real''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1975 art historian Leo Hertzberg discovers an extraordinary painting by an unknown artist in a New York gallery. He buys the work, tracks down its creator, Bill Wechsler, and the two men embark on a life-long friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of their intense and troubled relationship, of the women in their lives and their work, of art and hysteria, love and seduction and their sons - born the same year but whose lives take very different paths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR SIRI HUSTVEDT:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of our finest novelists''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOliver Sacks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Reading a Hustvedt novel is like consuming the best of David Lynch''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Few contemporary writers are as satisfying and stimulating to read as Siri Hustvedt''\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBreathtaking * James Urquhart, Independent *\u003cbr\u003eA love story with the grip and suspense of a thriller. It makes you ponder human existence with a peculiar mixture of stoicism and wonder. * Noonie Minogue, Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eDefiantly complex and frequently dazzling ... she has created a conceptually exciting work that demands we think, but which still allows us room to feel. * Alex Clark, Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eSubstantial, moving and beautifully written * Christian House, Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eA big, wide, sensuous novel - clever, sinister, yet attractively real * Julie Myerson, Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA consummately intelligent novel, highly literate but also intensely moving. * Jackie McGlone, Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eRiveting ... erudite and immensely detailed ... a rich, densely textured and utterly absorbing novel * Lesley Glaister *\u003cbr\u003eSubtle, compassionate, wise, and supremely intelligent, it's a striking achievement. * Kieron Corless, Time Out *\u003cbr\u003eHustvedt ranks amongst the finest American writers working today * Jennifer O'Connell, Sunday Business Post *\u003cbr\u003ea powerful novel of love, loss and longing, exquisitely written * Anne Donovan, Sunday Herald *","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733609197911,"sku":"9780340682388","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780340682388.jpg?v=1720000824","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/what-i-loved-9780340682388","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}