{"product_id":"symphony-9780312384784","title":"Symphony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A deeply empathic exploration of obsession and art, genius and madness. . . . Morgan's ability to bring each character to life is virtuosic.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1827 Harriet Smithson, a beautiful young Irish actress, determined to avoid the traditional route to stardom via the manager's bed, joins an English company in the bold experiment of taking Shakespeare to Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the ferment of revolution in the air, the new generation is longing for passionate, spontaneous art. And to Harriet's astonishment, it is embodied in her--La Belle Irlandaise. In the midst of this frenzy she finds herself pursued by a strange, intense young composer named Hector Berlioz. So begins a painful and profound love affair. She is his muse; his idée fixe; his obsession. And Berlioz's \u003ci\u003eSymphonie Fantastique\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e directly inspired by Harriet, will change music forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJude Morgan, who studied writing with Malcolm Bradbury and Angela Carter, lives in Peterborough, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844301492498,"sku":"9780312384784","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99252c6c-20a2-48fe-b4bd-c0b09da85bca.jpg?v=1737316666","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/symphony-9780312384784","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}