{"product_id":"9781472156785-nonfiction-a-novel","title":"Nonfiction","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e is Julie Myerson's new novel about mothers: what it is like to have one, what it is like to be one. In it, a mother narrates the relationship with her child who is struggling with addiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her best novel yet' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Incredibly compelling' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Incandescent'\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fiercely intelligent'\u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo parents stand by powerlessly as their only child seems intent on destroying herself. Meanwhile the mother - a novelist - attempts to understand her uneasy, unresolved relationship with her own mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving between childhoods past and present, as well as a current narrative laced with temptation and betrayal, this is the delicate journey of a mother, daughter, wife and author struggling to make sense of her world. But can a writer ever be trusted with the truth of her own story?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClear-eyed, self-lacerating and at times frighteningly direct, Julie Myerson's latest novel explores maternal love as the emotional foundation we both crave and fear. A howl of fury, as well as a moving love letter from a mother to a daughter, this is a book about damage, addiction, recovery and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40856301273185,"sku":"9781472156785","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27179711.jpg?v=1721557830","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472156785-nonfiction-a-novel","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}