{"product_id":"august-blue","title":"August Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe mesmerising new novel from the twice Booker-shortlisted author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/hot-milk?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHot Milk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/swimming-lessons?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard\u0026amp;utm_medium=product-links\u0026amp;utm_content=web\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwimming Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the height of her career, concert pianist Elsa M. Anderson – former child prodigy, now in her thirties – walks off the stage in Vienna, mid-performance. Now she is in Athens, watching as another young woman, a stranger but uncannily familiar – almost her double – purchases a pair of mechanical dancing horses at a flea market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElsa wants the horses too, but there are no more for sale. She drifts to the ferry port, on the run from her talent and her history. So begins a journey across Europe, shadowed by the elusive woman who bought the dancing horses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA dazzling portrait of melancholy and metamorphosis, \u003cem\u003eAugust Blue\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers the ways in which we seek to lose an old story, find ourselves in others and create ourselves anew. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deborah Levy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43876631937281,"sku":"9780241987889","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/SIMPLEWEBSITEPRODUCTIMAGE-2023-05-04T141423.976.png?v=1683206181","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/august-blue","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}