{"title":"Brennen Wysong","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrennen Wysong is a captivating voice in the realm of general fiction, known for weaving intricate narratives that resonate with readers. His works, including the much-admired \u003cem\u003eRelic Light\u003c\/em\u003e, delve into the complexities of human experience with a deft hand, blending vivid storytelling with a deep understanding of character dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough his novels, Wysong explores themes that are both timeless and profoundly relevant, creating stories that linger in the mind long after the final page is turned. His writing style is both accessible and thought-provoking, appealing to a wide range of readers who enjoy emotionally rich and intellectually stimulating fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're new to Wysong's world or a seasoned fan, exploring his collection offers a chance to engage with narratives that are as enlightening as they are entertaining. Dive into Brennen Wysong's works and discover a literary journey that promises to be both meaningful and memorable.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"relic-light-by-brennen-wysong-9781923023307","title":"Relic Light","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does a woman in her seventies make of her life on the other side of blindness? \u003ci\u003eRelic Light\u003c\/i\u003e is a story told by Beatrice, whose reality is upended when she loses her ability to see. While her mathematician husband is away at his work at Columbia or visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she wanders through their empty house north of New York City and allows her mind to drift into unexpected and painful places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are solid guideposts for her along the way—remembered paintings and novels to contemplate; memories of her husband, children, and parents; her close friendship with a neighbour—but her fragmented thoughts often carry her in a dozen directions, offering an intimate and original portrait of a mind in motion. Blindness has isolated Beatrice, removed her from what she can verify with her own eyes, but it also may offer her a gateway into new possibilities—a 're-visioning' of her world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I have never read a novel that makes legible what I have always felt: that the art we have consumed over the course of our lives—novels, films, paintings, theatre—is as important as the rituals of living. Through his unforgettable protagonist, a refreshingly female flaneur, now out of the city and without her sight, Brennen Wysong shows us, in gorgeous and elegant prose, that art imprints upon our lives as significantly as history. It \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e our history. \u003ci\u003eRelic Light\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful and unforgettable debut.'\u003c\/b\u003e —Jennifer Gilmore, author of \u003ci\u003eGolden Country\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'When I turned the last page, the character of Bea—a profoundly cultured woman who has lost her sight—stayed with me. I walked with her. I breathed with her. And I still do. Her rich inner life of books and art, of memory and family is given to us. And it is precious. To carry off such an endeavour is a literary feat. \u003ci\u003eRelic Light\u003c\/i\u003e is full of heart—a book that renders a whole human being, saving it from darkness, cannot be anything else.'\u003c\/b\u003e —Catherine de Saint Phalle, author of \u003ci\u003ePoum and Alexandre\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sea \u0026amp; Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Geographer Yi-Fu Tuan said that without a clear sense of space, we would not have a linear sense of time. Brennen Wysong's novel explores this idea, re-constellating the events of a life after their order has been shaken by blindness. It is a meditation on memory and forgetting, on what the darkness loses, but also what it gains. The result is a truly compelling—I have read nothing quite like it.'\u003c\/b\u003e —Patrick Holland, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mary Smokes Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOblivion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46714225426668,"sku":"9781923023307","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6e8371a531f83cc2a760c19f6f79026f.jpg?v=1754370082"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/brennen-wysong.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}