{"product_id":"the-spell-9780140286373","title":"The Spell","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The \"spell\" of the title is both the power of drugs, at the heart of the book, and the \"sex-magic\" that variously possesses - but then deserts - each of its main characters.\" --\u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscover this 'sparkling celebration of sexual intrigue' (\u003ci\u003eTelegraph, London\u003c\/i\u003e) from the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Line of Beauty \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOur Evenings.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spell \u003c\/i\u003eis a comedy of sexual manners that follows the interlocking affairs of four men: Robin, an architect in his late forties, who is trying to build an idyllic life in Dorset with his younger lover, Justin; Robin's 22 year old son Danny, a volatile beauty who lives for clubbing and casual sex; and the shy Alex, who is Justin's ex-boyfriend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs each in turn falls under the spell of romance or drugs, country living or rough trade, a richly ironic picture emerges of the clashing imperatives of modern gay life. At once lyrical, sceptical and romantic, \u003ci\u003eThe Spell\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Alan Hollinghurst as one of Britain's most important novelists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Hollinghurst \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of five novels, The Swimming-Pool Library, The Folding Star, The Spell, The Line of Beauty and The Stranger's Child. He has received the Somerset Maugham Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction and the 2004 Man Booker Prize. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543409004818,"sku":"9780140286373","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_128168d7-c679-4766-babe-6b2d1a45f5f9.jpg?v=1731508789","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-spell-9780140286373","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}