{"product_id":"9781399766340","title":"The Hill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The future of literature is in exceptional, inspired hands'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Cunningham, author of \u003ci\u003eDay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eOne of the best new books I've read not only this year but in some time'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of the Year so Far\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A debut reminiscent of Marilynne Robinson's \u003ci\u003eHousekeeping'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey Eugenides, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I don't know how Clark wrote \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, but I'm glad she did. I'll be rereading it for the rest of my life'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaveh Akbar, author of \u003ci\u003eMartyr!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Equal parts comedy of coming of age and Sebaldian rumination. \u003ci\u003eLady Bird \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eThe Emigrants\u003c\/i\u003e. I loved it'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrandon Taylor, author of \u003ci\u003eMinor Black Figures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I have never read a book that captures the experience of growing up so precisely'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaomi Klein, author of \u003ci\u003eDoppelganger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuzanna Klein was a baby when her mother got up early one morning to rob a bank with a group of fellow radicals. Now, Suzanna spends every Saturday visiting Hillcrest Prison, a place her mother will never leave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt home, Suzanna is raised by her grandmother, who is unforgiving of her daughter's crime and refuses to visit the prison. Surrounding Suzanna are her grandmother's friends, who know one another from their years in the Communist Party. These women once insisted on changing the world, but are now torn between teaching Suzanna how the world works and shielding her from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuzanna vows to return to the prison forever, but her mother wants her to be free. Told with irreverent wisdom and visionary force, \u003ci\u003eThe Hill \u003c\/i\u003eis an incandescent novel of a child growing up between worlds, and of a family broken apart by the desire for change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sceptre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57641865249141,"sku":"9781399766340","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781399766340.jpg?v=1791626770","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781399766340","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}