{"product_id":"9781399766340-the-hill","title":"The Hill","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'One of the most beautiful books I have ever read' —Tara Westover\u003cbr\u003eAn unforgettable exploration of duty, punishment, and the enduring ties of family, from a remarkable new voice in American fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most beautiful books I have ever read'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTara Westover, author of \u003ci\u003eEducated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The future of American literature is in exceptional, inspired hands'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Cunningham, author of \u003ci\u003eDay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A debut reminiscent of Marilynne Robinson's \u003ci\u003eHousekeeping'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey Eugenides, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I don't know how Clark wrote \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, but I'm glad she did. I'll be re-reading it for the rest of my life'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaveh Akbar, author of \u003ci\u003eMartyr!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eLady Bird \u003c\/i\u003emeets [Sebald's] \u003ci\u003eThe Emigrants\u003c\/i\u003e. I loved it'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrandon Taylor, author of \u003ci\u003eMinor Black Figures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuzanna Klein was a baby when her mother got up early one morning to rob a bank with a group of fellow radicals. Now, every Saturday, Suzanna lines up at the prison gates among the other children, each dressed as if for celebration. Inside there is a nursery and a cemetery; there are watchful guards and distractable nuns; there are women counting down to release and women like Suzanna's mother, who will never be released.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt home, Suzanna is raised by her grandmother, who is entirely unforgiving of her daughter's crime and refuses to visit the prison. Surrounding Suzanna are her grandmother's friends, who know one another from their years in the Communist Party and still spend extended cocktail hours debating the Hitler-Stalin pact. Though these women once insisted on changing the world, they are torn between teaching Suzanna how the world works and shielding her from it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuzanna vows to return to the prison forever but her mother wants her to be free. Harriet Clark's \u003ci\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/i\u003e is an incandescent novel of a child growing up between worlds, the last of three generations whose fates have been tied to punishment. It is the tale of a family broken apart by the desire for change, told with irreverent wisdom and visionary force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57924911858038,"sku":"9781399766340","price":14.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41438418_8dc62d8d-cb20-41a4-8093-79bd16e0922a.jpg?v=1779934734","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399766340-the-hill","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}