{"product_id":"9781805333005-the-difficult-ghost","title":"The Difficult Ghost","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSearching for Truman Capote\u003cbr\u003eAn incisive, stylish exploration of how Truman Capote wrote \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and the ethics of storytelling by a star non-fiction writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incisive, stylish exploration of how Truman Capote wrote \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and the ethics of storytelling by a star non-fiction writer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gem of a book' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1960, Truman Capote arrived in the small town of Palamós on the Costa Brava.He'd hoped a short break from New York's social scene would help him finish the book he was writing about two young men convicted of a horrific murder. He wound up staying in Europe for three years of agonising self-exile, wrestling with his haunting material, crafting a masterpiece, and waiting for the event that would allow him to finish it - the execution of those two men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing in Capote's footsteps in Palamós, celebrated journalist Leila Guerriero finds almost no trace of those turbulent years. As she sorts through a jumble of competing local accounts and blatant fabrications, she launches a dazzling enquiry into the curious afterlife of writing - and the dark complexities of turning life into literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55351108600182,"sku":"9781805333005","price":9.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41144376_4bb7939b-85af-4291-9230-62f429c4da9b.jpg?v=1778119819","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781805333005-the-difficult-ghost","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}