{"product_id":"9780571362875-the-snow-ball","title":"The Snow Ball","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Dazzling Christmas Classic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Anna is kissed by a mysterious \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estranger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e at \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea NYE masquerade ball\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a dance of seduction begins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'So original and refreshing.' \u003cb\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly seductive .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Anna is kissed by a mysterious \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estranger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e at \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea NYE masquerade ball\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a dance of seduction begins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'So original and refreshing.' \u003cb\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliantly seductive . A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat.'\u003cb\u003e Sarah Waters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb . Sheer artistic insolence.'\u003cb\u003e Iris Murdoch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A great novel . A swirling, sumptuous, sensual feast.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon, New Year's Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of a masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone - until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a dance of seduction charged by clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an frenzy of operatic proportions - until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter . A scandalous sensation in 1964, \u003cb\u003eBrigid Brophy's \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Ball\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis ripe to seduce a new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I read it in one sitting . Wonderful!' \u003cb\u003eClaire-Louise Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A feminist remodelling of libertine fervour and passion.\u003cb\u003e' Eley Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the wittiest British writers of the past half century . A comet in her day.' \u003cb\u003eTerry Castle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Readers Are Saying:\u003cbr\u003eAn ornate masterpiece. Sensual, wicked, clever; its dark heart glittering. So pleasurable and original and weird.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTakes the heady, lusty, excitement that comes with new love and mingles it with the exuberance, decadence, and hedonism of NYE . A short swirling treat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA perfect little masterpiece, an opera in paperback . I was seduced and I hoped and I flinched and I laughed and I admired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lovechild of Angela Carter and Virginia Woolf: trippy and fluid, existential and erotic, funny and witty: a hedonistic comedy of manners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI think I love this crazy little book . Super sexy . Made me hoot out loud with glee for the language and audacity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOh man, this was a lot of fun. Such a strong sense of intelligence and wit behind every sentence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536479887734,"sku":"9780571362875","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36363545.jpg?v=1774289066","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571362875-the-snow-ball","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}