{"product_id":"the-muse-nell-dunn-9781529327953","title":"The Muse: A Memoir of Love at First Sight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNobody writes like Nell Dunn... always communally, with rare honesty, with love, and with calm and ground-breaking understanding... It's glorious. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAli Smith \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Muse\u003c\/i\u003e is all it could be; an act of sharing that goes beyond particular experience to take us to a happy realm of natural sisterhood. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNell Dunn has perfect pitch for the words we use and for the loves and mysteries of the human heart. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarmen Callil \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefiant, funny and exhilarating. The Muse is so high-spirited and full of a sense of adventure. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Drabble\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis slim volume is entertaining... You long to know more about Nell's life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Muse\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a life-changing friendship. It starts with Nell's account of a chance meeting with Josie at the age of 22. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJosie teaches her how to live for moment, how to have adventures and find the sweetness of life even in hardship. This was the Sixties, a time of literary and sexual experimentation, of the breakdown of old barriers and inhibitions \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven as she was hooking up with dodgy men, Josie always carried herself like a star, and as the inspiration for the ground-breaking novel of working class women \u003ci\u003ePoor Cow\u003c\/i\u003e and the play \u003ci\u003eSteaming \u003c\/i\u003e- both of which were made into movies - she became one, feted by producers on Broadway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife is the thing, was Josie's motto. But where would her philosophy of taking no care for tomorrow lead her? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn prose of unique clarity and simplicity that always gets straight to the heart of matter, The Muse follows this friendship over the decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nell Dunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529327954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529327953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coronet Books (GB)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.64h x 5.04w x 0.47d","brand":"Nell Dunn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068490084607,"sku":"9781529327953","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0cb7abc-e432-4958-b1ae-fb0f703b69c9.jpg?v=1685419303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-muse-nell-dunn-9781529327953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}