{"product_id":"undressing-stone-hazel-manuel-9781788640145","title":"Undressing Stone","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntroverted and emotionally aloof, Sian can't remember what her ex-husband had been talking about, but not wanting to do as he said, she did exactly what he'd cautioned against instead. From Cardiff to Saint Vay - a four-house hamlet tucked away in a forgotten corner of ancient France - Sian gives up her stable home and job in Wales to begin a new life in a borrowed cottage, because the internet told her to. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUndressing Stone\u003c\/i\u003e is a mysterious tale flirting with the gothic as it interweaves Sian's conversations with her psychiatrist with her newly reclusive life in France. There she meets Clotilde - a strange and enigmatic sculptor who likes to work in the nude. And Sian takes with her a secret she has told no-one - not even her psychiatrist. Will her encounters with Clotilde encourage her to admit a truth she has avoided for years? And what are the consequences for Sian if she does? In a narrative that moves between caustic observation and the richly sensual, this is a novel that challenges many of our assumptions about modern life and celebrates the unconventional. A beautifully paced, told with literary skill, but always compelling novel from Hazel Manuel, author of \u003ci\u003eKanyakumari\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Geranium Woman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hazel Manuel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788640144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788640145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cinnamon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.54d","brand":"Hazel Manuel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486079430911,"sku":"9781788640145","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db7ff17f-b2a2-48eb-a44e-43239799ffc4.jpg?v=1778053532","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/undressing-stone-hazel-manuel-9781788640145","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}