{"product_id":"9780857528193-the-homemade-god","title":"The Homemade God","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamily is everything, even when it falls apart.\u003cbr\u003eDiscover the brand-new novel from the multi-million-copy bestselling author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘The perfect holiday read .There’s a new heft and grandeur, not only in the sophisticated characters and the fancy Italian real estate, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebut in the hidden darkness that can exist in a family \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. Rachel Joyce is firing on all cylinders.’ \u003c\/b\u003eTHE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterly and deeply satisfying exploration of art, grief and familial bonds.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Warm and emotionally astute.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sharp, absorbing and emotionally intelligent novel.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A beautifully written family drama . Long after I finished the last page, I found I missed these characters – always the sign of a special book’ - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A thoroughly engaging examination of familial truths that define and endanger the precious, ever-precarious sibling bond. The beautiful writing, unforgettable characters, and stunning setting make this a must-read.'\u003c\/b\u003e - Bonnie Garmus, author of \u003ci\u003eLessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a heatwave across Europe.\u003cbr\u003eGoose and his three sisters gather at the family's house by Lake Orta in Piedmont, Italy. Their father, a famous artist, has recently remarried a much younger woman and decamped to Italy to finish his masterpiece. Now he is dead and there is no sign of a painting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the siblings have always been close, as they search for answers over that summer, the things they learn - about themselves, their father and their new stepmother - will drive them apart before they can come to any kind of understanding of what their father's legacy truly is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtraordinarily compelling, at heart this is a novel about sibling relationships and those hairline cracks that can appear within a family: what what happens when they splinter, and what it would take to mend them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It made me laugh, it made me cry and I couldn’t put it down. If you are a fan of Maggie O’Farrell you must read this.'\u003c\/b\u003e - Louise Minchin, TV presenter and author of\u003ci\u003e Isolation Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e’The renowned artist - the emotionally starved children - what an inspired subject! Joyce writes with her trademark vitality and compassion and there is such colour here. So much at stake. I couldn’t put it down.’\u003c\/b\u003e - Esther Freud, author of \u003ci\u003eHideous Kinky\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr Mac and Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lyrical, shrewd and, ultimately, as indecently satisfying as a four course Italian lunch. My life is a little emptier now it's over.' - \u003c\/b\u003ePatrick Gale, author of \u003ci\u003eA Place Called Winter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sparkling and addictive … Rachel Joyce is so incredibly good and wise on families and siblings. I couldn’t love it more.'\u003c\/b\u003e - Harriet Evans, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Garden of Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A triumph of insight and empathy!’ \u003c\/b\u003e- Clare Chambers, author of\u003ci\u003e Small Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Joyce is a fearless explorer of emotional landscape.' – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If only there were more novelists like Rachel Joyce' – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41683868123233,"sku":"9780857528193","price":19.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34370193_75057c26-239d-43ca-ba9a-b47eaed34c51.jpg?v=1747299447","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857528193-the-homemade-god","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}