{"product_id":"the-snow-ball-9780571362875","title":"The Snow Ball","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen Anna is kissed by a mysterious stranger at a masquerade ball, a heady dance of seduction begins ...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So original and refreshing. -- \u003cb\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brilliantly seductive ... A witty, sexy, sophisticated treat. -- \u003cb\u003eSarah Waters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Superb ... Sheer artistic insolence. -- \u003cb\u003eIris Murdoch\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A great novel ... A swirling, sumptuous, sensual feast. -- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A feminist remodelling of libertine fervour and passion ... Fiction at its finest. -- \u003cb\u003eEley Williams\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e London, New Year's Eve. Snow falls on a Georgian mansion, vibrating with the festivities of a masquerade ball within. Middle-aged divorcee Anna stands alone - until the clock chimes midnight and a mysterious figure kisses her on the mouth. Thus begins a dance of seduction charged by clandestine romances swirling around them, whipping the ball into an frenzy of operatic proportions - until the night climaxes, revealing unease beneath the glitter ... A scandalous sensation in 1964, Brigid Brophy's \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Ball\u003c\/i\u003e is ripe to seduce a new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliams, Eley:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eEley Williams\u003c\/b\u003e lectures at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her short story collection \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAttrib. and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e won the James Tait Black Prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize and was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Liar's Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in July 2020.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrophy, Brigid:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBrigid Brophy\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-1995) was a prize-winning British novelist, essayist, critic and political campaigner, championing gay marriage, pacifism, vegetarianism, prison reform and Public Lending Right. Her celebrated debut novel, \u003ci\u003eHackenfeller's Ape\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1953. It was followed by many other acclaimed novels including \u003ci\u003eThe King of a Rainy Country, Flesh, The Finishing Touch, The Snow Ball\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Transit\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as critical studies of Mozart, Aubrey Beardsley and Ronald Firbank, among other subjects. Brophy's marriage to art historian Michael Levey encompassed a thirteen-year relationship with Iris Murdoch. She died in 1995.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554044973330,"sku":"9780571362875","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_29dbee88-69d0-4cd2-b020-01d6acde8eca.jpg?v=1731705631","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-snow-ball-9780571362875","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}