{"product_id":"my-phantoms-paperback","title":"My Phantoms - 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\u003eGwendoline Riley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hostile mother-daughter relationship stands at the center of this astonishing, blackly humorous novel by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelen Grant is a mystery to her daughter. An extrovert with few friends who has sought intimacy in the wrong places, a twice-divorced mother of two now living alone surrounded by her memories, Helen (known to her acquaintances as \"Hen\") has always haunted Bridget. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Bridget is an academic in her forties. She sees Helen once a year, and considers the problem to be contained. As she looks back on their tumultuous relationship--the performances and small deceptions--she tries to reckon with the cruelties inflicted on both sides. But when Helen makes it clear that she wants more, it seems an old struggle will have to be replayed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the prize-winning author of\u003ci\u003e First Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Phantoms\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold, heart-stopping portrayal of a failed familial bond, which brings humor, subtlety, and new life to the difficult terrain of mothers and daughters.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGwendoline Riley\u003c\/b\u003e is an English writer. Born in London, she published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eCold Water, \u003c\/i\u003e in 2002. Her novel \u003ci\u003eFirst Love\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Literature, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Gordon Burn Prize, and won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. She has also been awarded a Betty Trask Award, a Somerset Maugham Award, and has been shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. In 2018, the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e named her one of the twenty best British and Irish novelists working today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252666646777,"sku":"9781681376813","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/R3lDQ2ozL0VLUi9rbU0xTnU3L29qdz09.webp?v=1768689130","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/my-phantoms-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}