{"product_id":"9781837266456","title":"The Lonely City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderful and necessary' ANNE ENRIGHT ~ 'Constantly surprising' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN  \u003c\/i\u003e~ 'Stunning' DEBORAH LEVY ~ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compulsively fascinating' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e ~ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful' HANYA YANAGIHARA ~ 'Daring and seductive \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e ~ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Profound, unclassifiable' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGARTH GREENWELL ~ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Exhilarating' \u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT \u003c\/i\u003e~ 'Continually unexpected' PETER CAREY ~ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Triumphant' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003e~ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Luminously wise' HELEN MACDONALD ~ 'Unusually brave' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began to explore the lonely city by way of some of its most compelling artists, illuminating loneliness in a whole new light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lonely City\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of that strange and lovely state, intrinsic to the very act of being alive. Hailed as 'a new kind of literature' when it was first published and selling over two hundred thousand copies, Olivia Laing's dazzling book has been beloved by readers all over the world. Now, in this tenth anniversary edition, Laing reflects in a new afterword on how our experience of loneliness has changed over the course of a difficult decade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57247960990069,"sku":"9781837266456","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781837266456.jpg?v=1780500534","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781837266456","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}