{"product_id":"the-matisse-stories-9780679762232","title":"The Matisse Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThree delightful stories inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse--from the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e and \"a writer of dazzling inventiveness\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[An] exquisite triptych.... Richly drawn and touches upon things that matter to people.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e These stories celebrate the eye even as they reveal its unexpected proximity to the heart. For if each of A.S. Byatt's narratives is in some way inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse, each is also about the intimate connection between seeing and feeling--about the ways in which a glance we meant to be casual may suddenly call forth the deepest reserves of our being. Beautifully written, intensely observed, \u003ci\u003eThe Matisse Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is fiction of spellbinding authority. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Full of delight and humor.... \u003ci\u003eThe Matisse Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is studded with brilliantly apt images and a fine sense for subtleties of conversation and emotion.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of numerous novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Children's Book, The Biographer's Tale, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePossession, \u003c\/i\u003e which was awarded the Booker Prize. She also wrote two novellas, published together as \u003ci\u003eAngels \u0026amp; Insects, \u003c\/i\u003e five collections of short stories, and several works of nonfiction. A distinguished critic and author, and the recipient of the 2016 Erasmus Prize for her \"inspiring contribution to 'life writing, '\" she died in 2023.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50412794282258,"sku":"9780679762232","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b09b38d-d1a9-4239-9907-429a391fa726.jpg?v=1729328593","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-matisse-stories-9780679762232","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}