{"product_id":"shy-creatures-from-the-author-of-bestselling-sensation-small-pleasures","title":"Shy Creatures: From the author of bestselling sensation Small Pleasures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chambers, Clare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 29-08-2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399602624\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e 'A magnificent novel. I loved it to its bones' EMMA STONEX\u003cbr\u003e\n'Completely absorbing' LISSA EVANS\u003cbr\u003e\n'A lively, funny, forgiving novel' PATRICK GALE\u003cbr\u003e\n'A rich and tender story of kindness and compassion' RUTH HOGAN\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn all failed relationships there is a point that passes unnoticed at the time, which can later be identified as the beginning of the decline. For Helen it was the weekend that the Hidden Man came to Westbury Park.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCroydon, 1964. Helen Hansford is in her thirties and an art therapist in a psychiatric hospital where she has been having a long love affair with Gil: a charismatic, married doctor.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOne spring afternoon they receive a call about a disturbance from a derelict house not far from Helen's home. A thirty-seven-year-old man called William Tapping, with a beard down to his waist, has been discovered along with his elderly aunt. It is clear he has been shut up in the house for decades, but when it emerges that William is a talented artist, Helen is determined to discover his story.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nShy Creatures is a life-affirming novel about all the different ways we can be confined, how ordinary lives are built of delicate layers of experience, the joy of freedom and the transformative power of kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399602624\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.1 x 6.0 x 1.4 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weidenfeld \u0026 Nicolson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50756844683568,"sku":"Prakash_9781474610209","price":560.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81GfDXwcRYL.jpg?v=1770806062","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/shy-creatures-from-the-author-of-bestselling-sensation-small-pleasures","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}