{"product_id":"9781761150623","title":"The Lovers","description":"Author: Kassab, Yumna\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761150623\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ultimo Press\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 8.504 inches x 6.024 inches x \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER’S AWARD FOR FICTION 2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘her writing is poetic and reverential. The author’s understanding of love, romance and of responsibility runs deep.’ – \u003ci\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat happens when we become used to each other, when we become bored, when we anticipate each other’s moods like the seasons cycled in a day? What happens when you are tired of me and I tire of you?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n Every couple has a story. How they met, how they fell in love – their ups, their downs. What made them want to be in each other's arms day and night. The struggle of family expectations. The need to please each other, the desire to go their separate ways. It is about the private universe between two people as they try to hold to each other despite the barriers of geography, culture and class.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n Every couple has a beginning, a middle, and maybe an end. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e is an enchanting fable that explores the light and dark of a relationship – a love distilled down to its barest form. You might think you know this story. Maybe you do.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n PRAISE FOR THE LOVERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘Sometimes, Kassab shows us, love can be another word for cruelty. Sometimes the stories we hide behind reveal our deepest truths.’ - \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘\u003c\/i\u003eBeautifully told in Yumna Kassab's poetic prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e is both the story of the tumultuous relationship between Amir and Jamila and an exploration of class, culture and the complex nature of love.’ - \u003ci\u003eSunday Life\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘\u003c\/i\u003eThe delicate power that fables hold – their universality, while retaining their specificity – is captured in \u003ci\u003eThe Lovers. \u003c\/i\u003eUltimately, Kassab’s novel rests on the premise of the ‘impossibility of language, of being able to ever understand someone else.’’ - \u003ci\u003eArtshub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘her writing is poetic and reverential. The author’s understanding of love, romance and of responsibility runs deep.’ -\u003ci\u003e Books + Publishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘a raw, haunting and honest look at love, relationships, and the moments that break us.’ - \u003ci\u003eMamamia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR YUMNA KASSAB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘the real deal’ – Favel Parrett, author of \u003ci\u003ePast The Shallows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘rare it is to read a voice as crisp and authentic as Kassab’​ – Zoya Patel, author of \u003ci\u003eNo Country Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘Kassab creates an eerie sense of place as the reader is drawn into myriad perspectives and geographies. Without doubt Australiana is an unnerving contribution to contemporary novel writing in this continent.’ – \u003ci\u003eBooks + Publishing \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Australiana\u003c\/i\u003e​\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘The unadorned style and unobtrusive realism of this book mask, at first, how experimental and original it is in other ways’ – \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe House Of Youssef\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n ‘Kassab’s prose is unsparing and frank yet unstinting’ – \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe House Of Youssef\u003c\/i\u003e​ \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42540456018078,"sku":"HPC-9781761150623","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9781761150623.jpg?v=1681259642","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761150623","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}