{"product_id":"9781474617482-hummingbird","title":"The Hummingbird","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Magnificent’ (Guardian)\u003cbr\u003eA moving, funny and wise new novel by one of the masters of European literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e: 'DEEPLY PLEASURABLE'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e: 'WHAT A JOY'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Magnificent' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A towering achivement' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Inventive, bold, unexpected' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Everything that makes the novel worthwhile and engaging is here: warmth, wit, intelligence, love, death, high seriousness, low comedy, philosophy, subtle personal relationships and the complex interior life of human beings'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Not since William Boyd's \u003ci\u003eAny Human Heart\u003c\/i\u003e has a novel captured the feast and famine nature of a single life with such invention and tenderness'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is a pleasing sense of having grappled with the real stuff of life: loss, grief, love, desire, pain, uncertainty, confusion, joy, despair - all while having fun'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Instantly immersive, playfully inventive, effortlessly wise'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Masterly: a cabinet of curiosities and delights, packed with small wonders'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan McEwan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A real masterpiece. A funny, touching, profound book that made me cry like a little girl on the last page'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeïla Slimani\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable accomplishment, a true gift to the world'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ardent, gripping, and inventive to the core'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJhumpa Lahiri\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarco Carrera is 'the hummingbird,' a man with the almost supernatural ability to stay still as the world around him continues to change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he navigates the challenges of life - confronting the death of his sister and the absence of his brother; taking care of his parents as they approach the end of their lives; raising his granddaughter when her mother, Marco's own child, can no longer be there for her; coming to terms with his love for the enigmatic Luisa - Marco Carrera comes to represent the quiet heroism that pervades so much of our everyday existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thrilling novel about the need to look to the future with hope and live with intensity to the very end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOver 300,000 copies sold\u003cbr\u003eSoon to be a major motion picture\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Premio Strega\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Prix du Livre Etranger\u003cbr\u003eBook of the Year for the \u003ci\u003eCorriere della Sera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39857458970721,"sku":"9781474617482","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33914392.jpg?v=1745586249","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474617482-hummingbird","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}