{"title":"Jeremy Cooper","description":"\u003cp\u003eJeremy Cooper's novels weave intricate tales that explore the nuances of human experience through the lens of general fiction. With titles like \u003cem\u003eAsh before Oak\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBolt from the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, his stories often balance moments of quiet reflection with unexpected twists, drawing readers into richly imagined worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful blend of character-driven narratives and evocative settings, as seen in works such as \u003cem\u003eBrian\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDiscord\u003c\/em\u003e. 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In October 1985, Lynn moves down to London to enrol at Saint Martin's School of Art, leaving her mother behind in a suburb of Birmingham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir relationship is complicated, and their primary form of contact is through the letters, postcards, and emails they send each other periodically, while Lynn slowly makes her mark on the London art scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA novel in epistolary form, \u003cem\u003eBolt from the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e captures the waxing and waning of the mother-daughter relationship over time, achieving a rare depth of feeling with a deceptively simple literary form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711017963756,"sku":"9781913097462","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d9dd567be3cb6a08efa3d322fce94174.jpg?v=1759168965"},{"product_id":"brian-by-jeremy-cooper-9781804270363","title":"Brian","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerennially on the outside, Brian has led a solitary life; he works at Camden Council, lunches every day at Il Castelletto cafe, and then returns to his small flat on Kentish Town Road. It is an existence carefully crafted to avoid disturbance and yet Brian yearns for more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA visit one day to the BFI brings film into his life, and Brian introduces a new element to his routine: nightly visits to the cinema on London's South Bank. 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On a night in August, an audience at the Royal Albert Hall attends the first ever concert of \u003cem\u003eDistant Voices\u003c\/em\u003e. The Proms performance is the culmination of a year's work between the middle-aged composer Rebekah Rosen and the young star saxophonist Evie Bennet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlternating between both perspectives, \u003cem\u003eDiscord\u003c\/em\u003e charts the course of their intense and at times fractious relationship, the resonances and dissonances both women find within one another, as well as the struggles and satisfactions that accompany an artistic life. At the heart of the novel is an inquiry into the generative force behind creative collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn what ways does the inexpressible—that amorphous space of friction and unity between musicians—become indelible? 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