{"product_id":"9781908670182","title":"The Blue Room","description":"\u003cp\u003eA novel about a mother-daughter relationship that will send a chill down your spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohanne is a young woman in her twenties who lives with her mother. When she falls in love with Ivar, she finally feels ready to leave home. The couple plan a trip to America. But the morning of her departure, Johanne wakes up to find the door locked. Can she overcome her fears? Will she shout for help? Will she climb out of her fourth floor window?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Peirene chose to publish this book: ‘Everyone who has read \u003cem\u003eFifty Shades of Grey\u003c\/em\u003e should read this book. Why? \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Room\u003c\/em\u003e holds up a mirror to a part of the female psyche that yearns for submission. The story shows how erotic fantasies are formed by the relationship with our parents. It then delves further to analyse the struggle of women to separate from their mothers - a struggle that is rarely addressed in either literature or society.’ \u003cstrong\u003eMeike Ziervogel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A masterpiece of unreliable narration.’ \u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Lezard, \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A highly unusual, coolly daring psychological thriller that explores emotional pain and indifference with an unsettling detachment.’ \u003cstrong\u003eEileen Battersby, \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A work of chilling, masterly control.’ \u003cstrong\u003eLaura Profumo, \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Nothing is certain, no motive is clear and no person is above suspicion in Ørstavik’s perfectly pitched, tightly stitched and captivating brain-teaser.’ \u003cstrong\u003ePam Norfolk, \u003cem\u003eLancashire Evening Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Ørstavik treats the everyday and existential with intensity.’ \u003cstrong\u003eMax Liu, \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Psychologically astute and deftly translated . . . A brilliant examination of a woman struggling to own her sexuality, to break free from the guilt and forge her own identity.’ \u003cstrong\u003eLucy Popescu, \u003cem\u003eTablet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGUARDIAN PAPERBACKS OF THE YEAR 2014\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peirene Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137375420656,"sku":"9781908670182","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908670182_p0.jpg?v=1763621406","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908670182","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}