{"product_id":"with-or-without-angels-9781914148361","title":"With or Without Angels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The thought in my head does not yet have shape or form, only direction, one picture leading into another.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ageing artist, faced with his own mortality, embarks on one final artwork. As he battles to complete the project, working with an enigmatic young photographer, he finds his past and present blurring. Through the act of creation and the memories it excavates, the artist comes to a realisation about what matters most, and what he will leave behind when he is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis hybrid and innovative short novel responds through fiction to 'The New World', the final artwork by the late artist Alan Smith - which is in turn a response to an eighteenth-century fresco, Giandomenico Tiepolo's 'Il Mondo Nuovo'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sparkling, dreamlike prose, Bruton weaves a story around these artworks, arriving at both a profound exploration of the creative process and a timeless love story told in a new way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4774523\"\u003eDouglas Bruton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fairlight Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.75h x 5.28w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914148361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914148363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Bruton \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Edinburgh and spent most of his working life as an English and guidance teacher. His short novel \u003ci\u003eBlue Postcards\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Fairlight Books in 2021, was longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. His previous novel\u003ci\u003e Mrs. Winchester's Gun Club \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2019, and his children's book \u003ci\u003eThe Chess Piece Magician\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2009. His short fiction has appeared in various journals and anthologies including \u003ci\u003eNorthwords Now, New Writing Scotland, Aesthetica\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e and has won awards such as the Neil Gunn Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fairlight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44521313337581,"sku":"9781914148361","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_083d4959-3fbf-44cc-94ff-6423cbf055e3.jpg?v=1701289446","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/with-or-without-angels-9781914148361","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}