{"product_id":"9781472296450-we-do-what-we-do-in-the-dark","title":"We Do What We Do in the Dark","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A haunting study of solitude and connection' Meg Wolitzer\u003cbr\u003e'Michelle Hart's first novel is a haunting study of solitude and connection, moving and memorable' Meg Wolitzer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Female Persuasion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful book so filled with sharp longing and perfectly phrased vulnerability that I read it in a reverent hush' Torrey Peters, author of \u003ci\u003eDetransition, Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exceptional . has flashes of Sally Rooney's CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS, or Halle Butler's THE NEW ME. Sometimes it's erotic, sometimes it's devastating' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMallory sees the woman for the first time at her college gym and is immediately transfixed. As a naturally reserved person who is now reeling from the loss of her mother, Mallory finds herself compelled by the woman's assurance, and longs to know her better. Despite the discovery that she is a professor at the college, Mallory finds herself falling into a complicated love affair with the woman, the stakes of which she never quite understands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the years that follow, Mallory must come to terms with how the relationship shaped her, for better or worse, and learn to become a part of the world that she sacrificed for the sake of a woman she never truly knew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this enthralling debut novel, the complexities of influence, obsession, and admiration reveal how desire and its consequences can alter the trajectory of a life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gorgeous storyteller, Hart is gifted with a poet's precision, blending image and idea. Sensual and wise, this novel channels the melancholic exhilaration of dangerous love' - Tayari Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eAn American Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Guaranteed to wow' \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\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":40634204946529,"sku":"9781472296450","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28482808.jpg?v=1722629127","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472296450-we-do-what-we-do-in-the-dark","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}