{"product_id":"9780241970010","title":"The Blue Guitar","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Banville, John \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 30\/06\/2016,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241970010,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom John Banville, one of the world's greatest writers, comes The Blue Guitar, a story of theft and the betrayal of friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdultery is always put in terms of thieving. But we were happy together, simply happy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver Orme used to be a painter, well known and well rewarded, but the muse has deserted him. He is also, as he confesses, a petty thief; he does not steal for gain, but for the thrill of it. HIs worst theft is Polly, the wife of his friend Marcus, with whom he has had an affair. When the affair is discovered, Oliver hides himself away in his childhood home. From here he tells the story of a year, from one autumn to the next. Many surprises and shocks await him, and by the end of his story, he will be forced to face himself and seek a road towards redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year 2016\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697776885804,"sku":"9780241970010","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780241970010.jpg?v=1722603153","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780241970010","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}