{"product_id":"9781472159724-and-notre-dame-is-burning","title":"And Notre Dame is Burning","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of a woman whose marriage falls apart in the wake of a miscarriage and her husband's serial infidelity. A gripping depiction of what happens when truth and time begin to unravel; and of a woman's attempt to write herself back to safety.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautifully wrought, thought-provoking novel from a thrilling new voice in literary fiction' Charlotte Heathcote, \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stunning' Nuala McGovern, \u003ci\u003eWoman's Hour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Miriam Robinson is an incredible writer and this is an astounding debut' Nina Pottell, \u003ci\u003ePrima Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This page-turning novel [is] a beacon of hope, as its heroine discovers new ways of living - and of becoming herself' Erica Wagner, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Robinson's debut is exceptional . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn writing Esther, she has beautifully captured some of the universal aspects of womanhood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' Katie Fraser, \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEsther's marriage begins, and ends, in the shadow of Notre Dame cathedral. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, time has flattened. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSifting through the ashes of their years together, Esther finds a litany of feelings and memories that no longer make sense, offer no comfort, and that she cannot trust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Esther seeks help - from generations of women, books, a philosopher, from her own mother - but mostly, she writes. Fragments, notes, letters. Esther writes, and rewrites, until time slowly takes shape again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Miriam Robinson's powerful debut is an excavation of betrayal, motherhood, guilt and consequence; of love coming to an end. Told with wit, empathy and startling ferocity, \u003ci\u003eAnd Notre Dame is Burning\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of wounds and of healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57990429835638,"sku":"9781472159724","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41513232.jpg?v=1780539390","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472159724-and-notre-dame-is-burning","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}