{"product_id":"9781911590927","title":"Like Happiness by Ursula Villarreal-Moura","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 'deeply felt and achingly intimate' (Annie Lord) debut novel about the complexities of gender, power, race and fame for readers of Sheena Patel's \u003ci\u003eI'm A Fan\u003c\/i\u003e and Madeleine Grey's \u003ci\u003eGreen Dot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI made up my mind to meet you. Your book had cast a spell on me the previous night. What better way to stay spellbound than to orbit the magician?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e You write your favourite author a fan letter and he writes back. An intoxicating, undefinable, all consuming relationship ensues. Ten years later, a slew of allegations emerge that will shatter the story you have told yourself, leaving behind a blank page for something new...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLike Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e is a headfirst dive into a young woman's destructive obsession with a legendary writer. Razor-sharp, delectably witty, and told with blistering emotional honesty, this electric debut novel reckons with the stories we choose to believe, about the past, our relationships and above all about ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An epic unravelling of every love story, reclaimed as something sharp, seething, unsettling, and true'\u003c\/b\u003e T KIRA MADDEN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A stunning swirl of a coming-of-age novel about power, manipulation, and complicity'\u003c\/b\u003e MEGAN GIDDINGS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Accomplishes a profound emotional electrocution that will leave you floating lighter for days'\u003c\/b\u003e XOCHITL GONZALEZ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A moving portrait of the vulnerabilities of young womanhood'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e TODAY.COM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNetGalley reviewers love \u003ci\u003eLike Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beautifully written and unputdownable... I would read this over and over again'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I simply love this book'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'My jaw was on the floor... I'd recommend it for fans of \u003ci\u003eMy Dark Vanessa\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44203749900466,"sku":"9781911590927","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781911590927.jpg?v=1714593100","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781911590927","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}