{"product_id":"crimson-joy-lynn-baxter","title":"Crimson Joy - Lynn Baxter","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eTwo people, deeply in love to the point of obsession. What could possibly go wrong?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eMae and Damian broke each other’s hearts ten years ago. Yet here they are again, hitting their 30s, plunging back into the same emotional whirlpool. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eTheirs is not the only obsession either. Mae’s adoptive father, owner of The Sick Rose and The Invisible Worm bookshops also has one – for the works of William Blake.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThrough skilfully following the interplay of a range of singular characters experiencing the complexities of what it is to be human, this contemporary novel explores the impact our actions have on others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eDamaged as she is, might Mae find the resilience to navigate a series of self-inflicted misadventures, finally to be released from emotional bondage and find her identity? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe author demonstrates an original voice with a sparkling gift for storytelling, blending pace, humour and literary interest of the kind to be found in the novels of Kate Atkinson and Bonnie Garmus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe action and richly imagined settings are the result of the writer’s experience as an award-winning artist with degrees in English and a first in Fine Art, alongside a career in publishing, the theatre and the arts. It is this knowledge and expertise which results in a standout novel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eReader Reviews:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e‘Sheer genius’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e‘A unique literary voice’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e‘Both witty and profoundly humane’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e‘Beguiling and immensely readable’\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brown Dog Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58198945956227,"sku":"9781918428551","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/8096\/5534\/files\/9781918428551.jpg?v=1780864204","url":"https:\/\/www.browndogbooks.uk\/products\/crimson-joy-lynn-baxter","provider":"Browndogbooks.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}