{"product_id":"great-house","title":"Great House","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011, Nicole Krauss''s \u003ci\u003eGreat House\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting story that explores loss and memory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn New York a woman spends the night with a young Chilean poet before he departs, leaving her at his desk. Later, he is arrested by Pinochet''s secret police. . . In north London, a man caring for his dying wife discovers a lock of hair that unravels a terrible secret. . . In Jerusalem, an antiques dealer reassembles his father''s study plundered by Nazis. One item remains missing. . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning continents and decades, weaving an intricate web of its characters'' lives, \u003ci\u003eGreat House\u003c\/i\u003e tells a soaring story of love, loss and survival against the odds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eThe History of Love\u003c\/i\u003e was very good indeed. \u003ci\u003eGreat House\u003c\/i\u003e...is even better. A heartbreaking meditation on loss and memory and how they construct our lives'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Full of mystery and suspense, building towards one og th great climaxes in contemporary fiction. It is hard to imagine a better book of fiction being published this year...one of the finest writers of our time'' \u003ci\u003eJewish Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Bewitching, mysterious and deeply moving. One of 2011''s must-reads'' \u003ci\u003eHarper''s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicole Krauss is an American bestselling author who has received international critical acclaim for her first three novels:\u003ci\u003e Great House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe History of Love\u003c\/i\u003e (Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2006 and winner of the 2006 Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger) and \u003ci\u003eMan Walks into a Room \u003c\/i\u003e(shortlisted for the LA Times Book Award), all of which are available in Penguin paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57481713549685,"sku":"9780670919345","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780670919345.jpg?v=1786090025","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/great-house","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}