{"product_id":"woman-in-blue-9781914148682","title":"Woman in Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'You will live beyond one lifetime and beyond even two in the painting he makes of you.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam, there is a painting called \u003ci\u003eWoman in Blue Reading a Letter\u003c\/i\u003e. Each day a man visits to gaze at it. He is irresistibly drawn to it. Obsessed by it. He studies the painting, in search of resolutions to his past and present loves, and the Woman in Blue studies him back. For there is more to the Woman in Blue than any of the men who gaze upon her realizes she has a story of her own to tell. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With a delicate balance of truth and fiction, past and present, Bruton masterfully explores the intersection between art, artist and viewer, arriving at a profound meditation on love and creation. \u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cbr\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 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 4.96w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914148682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914148681\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\u003e is the author of five previous novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Chess Piece Magician \u003c\/i\u003e(2009), \u003ci\u003eMrs Winchester's Gun Club\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eBlue Postcards\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), \u003ci\u003eWith or Without Angels\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) and \u003ci\u003eHope Never Knew Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e (2024). \u003ci\u003eBlue Postcards\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2021. His short fiction has appeared in various publications including \u003ci\u003eNorthwords Now\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Writing Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAesthetica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fiction Desk\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eIrish Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and has won competitions including Fish and the Neil Gunn Prize. He lives in the Scottish Borders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fairlight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459748049133,"sku":"9781914148682","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_35cb8997-2dae-402c-b5f0-67b1dde6706d.jpg?v=1753647481","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/woman-in-blue-9781914148682","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}