{"product_id":"the-joyce-girl-a-novel-of-jazz-age-paris-9780062912879","title":"The Joyce Girl: A Novel of Jazz Age Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Abbs has found a gripping and little-known story at the heart of one of the 20th century's most astonishing creative moments, researched it deeply, and brought the extraordinary Joyce family and their circle in 1920s Paris to richly-imagined life.\"--Emma Darwin, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA Secret Alchemy \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Mathematics of Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers who adored novels like \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eZ\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLoving Frank\u003c\/em\u003e, comes Annabel Abbs highly praised debut novel, where she spins the story of James Joyce's fascinating, and tragic, daughter, Lucia. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"When she reaches her full capacity for rhythmic dancing, James Joyce may yet be known as his daughter's father . . .\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe review in the \u003cem\u003eParis Times\u003c\/em\u003e in November 1928 is rapturous in its praise of Lucia Joyce's skill and artistry as a dancer. The family has made their home in Paris--where the latest ideas in art, music, and literature converge. Acolytes regularly visit the Joyce apartment to pay homage to Ireland's exiled literary genius. Among them is a tall, thin young man named Samuel Beckett--a fellow Irish expat who idolizes Joyce and with whom Lucia becomes romantically involved. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucia is both gifted and motivated, training tirelessly with some of the finest teachers in the world. Though her father delights in his daughter's talent, she clashes with her mother, Nora. And as her relationship with Beckett sours, Lucia's dreams unravel, as does her hope of a life beyond her father's shadow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Lucia's behavior growing increasingly erratic, James Joyce sends her to pioneering psychoanalyst Carl Jung. Here, at last, she will tell her own story--a fascinating, heartbreaking account of thwarted ambition, passionate creativity, and the power of love to both inspire and destroy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Joyce Girl\u003c\/em\u003e creates a compelling and moving account of the real-life Joyce Girl, of unrealized dreams and rejection, and of the destructive love of a father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbs, Annabel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnabel Abbs\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in Wales and Sussex, with stints in Dorset, Bristol and Hereford. She has a degree in English Literature from the University of East Anglia and a Masters in Marketing from the University of Kingston. After fifteen years running a consultancy, she took a career break to bring up her four children, before returning to her first love, literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Joyce Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, won the 2015 Impress Prize for New Writing and the 2015 Spotlight First Novel Award, and was longlisted for the 2015 Caledonia Novel Award and the 2015 Bath Novel Award. Her short stories and journalism have appeared in various places including \u003cem\u003eMslexia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWeekend Australian Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Author\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePsychologies\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. She has been profiled in \u003cem\u003eWriting Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSussex Life\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNext NZ\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLitro\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFemale First\u003c\/em\u003e. Her blog, www.kaleandcocoa.com, was featured in the \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e in August 2015 and May 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe lives in London and Sussex with her family and an old labrador. Annabel tweets (sporadically) on books, writing and the arts at @annabelabbs. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50368552239378,"sku":"9780062912879","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35482b9a-495f-4b7a-9500-c5764873b37b.jpg?v=1728510173","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-joyce-girl-a-novel-of-jazz-age-paris-9780062912879","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}