{"product_id":"9780060734466","title":"Astonishing Splashes of Colour","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAstonishing Splashes of Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Clare Morrall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking its title from a description of Peter Pan's Neverland, \u003cem\u003eAstonishing Splashes of Colour\u003c\/em\u003e follows the life of Kitty, a woman who, in a sense, has never grown up. As her moods swing dramatically from high to low, they are illuminated by an unusual ability to interpret people and emotions through colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKitty struggles to come to terms with her life, including the loss of her mother, a miscarriage, and an unconventional marriage to her husband, who lives in the apartment next door. And when her father and brothers reveal a family secret long hidden, it overwhelms Kitty's tenuous hold on reality and propels her on an impetuous journey to the brink of madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“...propulsive and compelling...a gripping [story].”\u003cbr\u003e“Beautifully subtle. . . . It draws the reader in page after page.”\u003cbr\u003e“Astonishing Splashes of Colours is a brave and startling book, tinted, shaded and stained like life itself.”\u003cbr\u003e“This finely constructed novel, Booker Prize (shortlist), should please readers of both popular and literary fiction.”\u003cbr\u003e“Wellington, a memorable heroine, narrates “Astonishing Splashes of Color,” a terrific debut novel by British writer Clare Morrall.”\u003cbr\u003e“An extraordinary, gripping novel written with no sentimentality. A wonderful piece of writing”\u003cbr\u003e“A heart-breaking and accomplished debut.”\u003cbr\u003e“An extremely good first novel: deceptively simple, subtly observed, with a plot that drags you forward like a strong current.”\u003cbr\u003e“A moving novel about loss, and particularly lost children”\u003cbr\u003e“A core of truth, suffused with a golden glow, becoming more pleasurable the more [it] wander[s].”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooker Prize Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060734466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41013433401550,"sku":"9780060734466","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060734466.jpg?v=1647397101","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060734466","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}