{"product_id":"the-end-of-loneliness-9781473654044","title":"The End of Loneliness","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Benedict Wells\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'An exquisitely wrought and utterly absorbing meditation upon life, loss and love' Ian McEwan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the European Union Prize for Literature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Original and captivating . . . its quiet charm in straightforward prose belies its sharp insight into the human condition' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eStylist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI've known Death a long time but now Death knows me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen their idyllic childhood is shattered by the sudden death of their parents, siblings Marty, Liz and Jules are sent to a bleak state boarding school. Once there, the orphans' lives change tracks: Marty throws himself into academic life; Liz is drawn to dark forms of escapism; and Jules transforms from a vivacious child to a withdrawn teenager. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only one who can bring him out of his shell is his mysterious classmate Alva, who hides a dark past of her own, but despite their obvious love for one another, the two leave school on separate paths. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Years later, just as it seems that they can make amends for time wasted, the past catches up with them, and fate - or chance - will once again alter the course of a life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***************\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It is impossible to look away from it' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully rendered: moving and wise, occasionally timeless . . . when Wells most needs to be sophisticated, he is' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Dazzling' John Irving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44923432599703,"sku":"9781473654044","price":952.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781473654044.webp?v=1769199826","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-end-of-loneliness-9781473654044","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}