{"product_id":"9781743583425","title":"Mad Meg","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the world of \u003ci\u003eMad Meg\u003c\/i\u003e, life is consumed by art. The present is unalterably coloured by the silences, loyalties and betrayals of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsobel tries to unravel the secrets of her parents: her kind but crazy mother, Stella, and her rogue but dearly loved father, Henri. Her campaigning sister, Allegra, struggles with the realities of the passing of time as she is drawn into a maelstrom of protestation and parenthood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSally Morrison’s classic, award-winning novel draws the reader through a tangle of intersecting lives set against a tapestry of twentieth-century European politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMad Meg\u003c\/i\u003e explores the gaps between choices and compulsions, artists and phonies, and kinship and friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘… a big handsome book – a splendid essay on “the mess”!’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Marr on ABC Radio\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘… a large, ambitious novel … colourful and memorable … an impressive work of fiction.’ \u003cb\u003eAndrew Riemer in \u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘… her touch is deft and imaginative.’ \u003cb\u003eJoanna Murray-Smith in \u003ci\u003eThe Weekend Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hardie Grant Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149965345008,"sku":"9781743583425","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781743583425_p0.jpg?v=1763706600","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781743583425","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}