{"product_id":"9781526622426-piranesi","title":"Piranesi","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE KITSCHIES' 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAP\u003c\/i\u003eH, \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e i PAPER\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC CULTURE, NETGALLEY AND THE \u003ci\u003eCHURCH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of JONATHAN STRANGE \u0026amp; MR NORRELL, ‘one of our greatest living authors’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his notebooks, day after day, he makes a clear and careful record of its wonders: the labyrinth of halls, the thousands upon thousands of statues, the tides that thunder up staircases, the clouds that move in slow procession through the upper halls. On Tuesdays and Fridays Piranesi sees his friend, the Other. At other times he brings tributes of food to the Dead. But mostly, he is alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMessages begin to appear, scratched out in chalk on the pavements. There is someone new in the House. But who are they and what do they want? Are they a friend or do they bring destruction and madness as the Other claims?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLost texts must be found; secrets must be uncovered. The world that Piranesi thought he knew is becoming strange and dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beauty of the House is immeasurable; its Kindness infinite.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What a world Susanna Clarke conjures into being … \u003ci\u003ePiranesi\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisite puzzle-box' DAVID MITCHELL\u003cbr\u003e‘It subverts expectations throughout … Utterly otherworldly’ \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Piranesi astonished me. It is a miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling' MADELINE MILLER\u003cbr\u003e‘Brilliantly singular’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A gorgeous, spellbinding mystery … This book is a treasure, washed up upon a forgotten shore, waiting to be discovered' ERIN MORGENSTERN\u003cbr\u003e‘Head-spinning … Fully imagined and richly evoked’ \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39921462575201,"sku":"9781526622426","price":17.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34337115.jpg?v=1747274960","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526622426-piranesi","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}