{"product_id":"quinn-hypnotically-beautiful-mark-haddon-9780861543007","title":"Quinn: 'Hypnotically Beautiful' - Mark Haddon","description":"\u003cb\u003eA piercingly original debut about the limits of forgiveness, from an award-winning Scottish poet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e* A \u003ci\u003eScotsman \u003c\/i\u003e'Best Book of 2023'\u003ci\u003e *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning Scottish poet, an unforgettable novel about memory and radical forgiveness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow far would you go to overcome the limits of your own forgiveness?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQuinn is serving a life sentence for a crime he's convinced he hasn't committed. Surely the authorities have got it wrong, and when they find his childhood sweetheart, Andrea, his name will be cleared. His parole date is drawing near when he receives an unexpected letter from Andrea's mother, who invites Quinn to share her home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt soon becomes clear that what appears to be a genuine act of forgiveness is influenced by more complex motivations. As the duo navigate the thorny terrain of guilt, justice and mutual need that underpins their relationship, the story of Quinn's past is gradually revealed, setting in motion a final reckoning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEm Strang's first novel is a hypnotic rendering of an unravelling mind and a visceral story about the very limits of forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEm Strang\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and writer from Scotland. She has a PhD from the University of Glasgow, and in 2014 was selected for a Scottish Book Trust New Writer Award. She is the author of several books of poetry including \u003ci\u003eBird-Woman\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), which was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Best First Collection Prize and was awarded the Saltire Poetry Book of the Year Award 2017. \u003ci\u003eQuinn\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ONEWorld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50389677605138,"sku":"9780861543007","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8bfd862d-24ac-4710-b82f-c1d879d5fc82.jpg?v=1728926838","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/quinn-hypnotically-beautiful-mark-haddon-9780861543007","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}