{"title":"Alba Arikha","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlba Arikha’s work offers a unique blend of literary artistry and reflective insight, often exploring the complexities of human experience with grace and subtlety. Her writing, marked by poetic prose and thoughtful observation, invites readers into intimate moments where emotion and intellect intertwine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e will appreciate her ability to capture the nuances of creative life and personal memory, crafting narratives that resonate with quiet depth and elegant precision. Alba Arikha’s books provide thoughtful engagement for readers drawn to contemplative and expressive storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"two-hours-by-alba-arikha-9781999798147","title":"Two Hours","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomeone rang my husband. Your wife is not well, the person said. Your wife is not well.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Clara's parents transplant her from Paris to New York at the age of sixteen, a fleeting encounter with a young man seems, for a brief period, to open up new possibilities. As she strives to fulfil her vocation as a writer, and as she struggles in later years with the cumulative constraints of an unhappy marriage, Clara's imagination is strangely haunted by a life that might have been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTracing Clara's story from her adolescence to her experience of motherhood, and then through to a pivotal bid for freedom, \u003cem\u003eTwo Hours\u003c\/em\u003e is an exceptional novel. Witty, perceptive, and profoundly humane, this is the work of a writer at the height of her powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487735660780,"sku":"9781999798147","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/740c238b37c2be3a75f8cb121b3895e1.jpg?v=1775769716"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/alba-arikha.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}