{"product_id":"the-binding-chair-9781841152691","title":"The Binding Chair","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Iris Johansen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A vivid family saga. The characters come alive on the page. May a delightful puzzle of contradictions, Arthur a loveable fool, and his neurotic sister Dolly and her kind but neglectful stockmarket whiz of a husband provide ample entertainment. Harrison has also convincingly captured the Shanghai of the early 20th century, a jarring, cacophonous, swarming city of possibility.' Evening Standard 'This is a tale as absorbing and exciting as Arthur Golden's Memoirs Of A Geisha. The use of a fast-paced, two sided narrative, combined with the recurring theme of May's disfigurement, propel the reader, fascinated and appalled, through the pages' Sunday Express 'The Binding Chair is a disturbing, beautifully plotted novel, intricate in its detail and panoramic in its sweep. The main strand follows the life of May, a compelling, contradictory figure, both wonderful and terrible for her lack of illusions. Themes and images ripple through the novel. It presents us with a world in which tragedy is natural and everyday, where beauty is a reminder of cruelty.' Daily Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892324122775,"sku":"9781841152691","price":1086.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781841152691.webp?v=1781186479","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-binding-chair-9781841152691","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}