{"product_id":"discipline-paperback-4","title":"Discipline - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDebra Spark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How does art mirror and shape our lives? Can it transcend the boundaries of time, wealth, and circumstance? Debra Spark--whose previous work the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e described as \"richly imaginative\" and \"real world magic\"--explores these themes in her new novel \u003ci\u003eDiscipline\u003c\/i\u003e. With a trio of important paintings missing, the book weaves together three narratives that span almost a century. From an inhumane boarding school in Maine in the late 1970s to a contemporary Boston art appraiser struggling with raising a teen to the long-lost love letters between a painter and his wife, \u003ci\u003eDiscipline\u003c\/i\u003e is a propulsive literary mystery about family strife and devotion, ambition and authorship, and the abiding and mysterious power of art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by the life and family of Walt Kuhn (the painter responsible for the 1913 Armory Show that introduced Americans to modernism) and the scandal-ridden Elan boarding school that was forced to shut down in 2011, this richly drawn, suspenseful novel shows Spark at her most masterful. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebra Spark is the author of four previous novels, two collections of short stories, and two books of essays about the craft of fiction. She also has edited or co-edited two anthologies. She teaches at Colby College and in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47255964516601,"sku":"9781954245983","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/EwRd5t_rgj9781954245983_1028a4ac-e5a2-484b-9948-679b851d8407.webp?v=1768730750","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/discipline-paperback-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}