{"product_id":"the-great-lover-9780061924361","title":"The Great Lover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant, complicated man is the centre of Jill Dawson's \u003cem\u003eThe Great Lover, \u003c\/em\u003e and while she draws extensively on historical records of Brooke and his contemporaries, it is her decisions as a novelist that make this account of his life fascinating as well as faithful. . . . . The story that emerges is strong, satisfying, and memorable.\" -- \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn imaginative, fascinating novel about one of the most enduringly popular and romantic figures of the First World War--the radical, handsome young poet Rupert Brooke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDawson, Jill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJill Dawson is the author of \u003cem\u003eTrick of the Light\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMagpie\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFred and Edie\u003c\/em\u003e, which was short-listed for the Whitbread Novel Award and the Orange Prize, \u003cem\u003eWild Boy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWatch Me Disappear\u003c\/em\u003e, which was long-listed for the Orange Prize, \u003cem\u003eThe Great Lover\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLucky Bunny\u003c\/em\u003e. She has edited six anthologies of short stories and poetry, and has written for numerous UK publications, including \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Norfolk with her husband and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103655031058,"sku":"9780061924361","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2ba7da9f-4f04-480b-9f6f-ab6facc42057.jpg?v=1773151786","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-great-lover-9780061924361","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}