{"product_id":"the-ecliptic","title":"The Ecliptic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the award-winning author of The Bellwether Revivals comes a \"gorgeous and harrowing work\" (Emily St. John Mandel) set on a mysterious island, where artists strive to recover their lost gifts--and where nothing is quite as it seems.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSituated on a Turkish island, Portmantle might be the strangest, most exclusive artists' colony around. Its brilliant residents linger for years, all expenses paid and living under assumed names. Relieved of the burdens of time and ego, they are free to create their next masterpieces.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eElspeth Conroy (aka \"Knell\") is a Scottish painter who has been at Portmantle for a decade, a refugee from the hectic London art scene. Her fellow longtimers include Quickman, whose sole book became a classic and paralyzed his muse; MacKinney, a playwright who left behind her family; and Pettifer, an architect obsessing over an unfinished cathedral. In his astonishing second novel, Benjamin Wood gives us “an intensely intimate portrait of an artist as a young woman, with truths on every page” (Independent).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe hermetic world at Portmantle shatters when the 17-year-old Fullerton arrives at the gates, his provenance and talents unknown. As Knell searches for answers, she reveals the path that led her to this place: Her intimate bond with her gruff drunk of a mentor; her early successes and crushing failures; a journey across the Atlantic and into the psychiatrist's office; and a grand commission of astronomical significance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat is \u003cem\u003eThe Ecliptic,\u003c\/em\u003e and how does it relate to the life Elspeth left behind? This gorgeous puzzle of a novel touches the head and the heart, and the effect is nothing short of electrifying.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44927215829061,"sku":"BS-LIB-980354","price":22.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2482\/2494\/files\/9781101980354-HD.jpg?v=1777306225","url":"https:\/\/libros787.com\/products\/the-ecliptic","provider":"Libros787.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}