{"product_id":"9781529083446-briefly-a-delicious-life","title":"Briefly, A Delicious Life","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA ghostly historical love story longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. For fans of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Both\u003c\/i\u003e by Ali Smith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wildly seductive' – \u003c\/b\u003eSarah Waters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exquisite' – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Deeply enjoyable' – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBriefly, A Delicious Life\u003c\/i\u003e by Nell Stevens is a historical otherworldly story about breaking convention, and about love – secret, forbidden, unrequited.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlanca has been dead for a few centuries when she falls in love – instantly and devotedly – with celebrated novelist George Sand. George is unlike anyone Blanca has encountered in hundreds of years of haunting: a woman dressed in men’s clothes, a ferocious writer, a passionate lover of men and women alike and an ambivalent mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1838, and George has come to the island of Mallorca with her ailing lover, Frédéric Chopin. As the weather and the locals turn against this strange couple, can the love of a teenage ghost keep them from disaster?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dazzling' – \u003c\/b\u003eMelissa Broder, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pisces\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMilk Fed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A luscious, multi-sensory bewitchment of a book’ – \u003c\/b\u003eKiran Millwood Hargrave, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A shining work of art’ – \u003c\/b\u003eElizabeth Macneal, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Doll Factory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Electrifyingly beautiful, exhilaratingly clever . sensual, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eoriginal, intelligent and brimming with love' – \u003c\/b\u003eImogen Hermes Gowar, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mermaid and Mrs Hancock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Hugely accomplished’ – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A playful, otherworldly debut’ – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStylist\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":40856319131745,"sku":"9781529083446","price":8.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28133183.jpg?v=1725341670","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529083446-briefly-a-delicious-life","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}