{"title":"Jeremy Cooper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeremy Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts compelling narratives that delve into the complexities of everyday life with a keen eye for emotional nuance. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eBolt from the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBrian\u003c\/em\u003e, explore the unpredictable nature of human relationships and the moments that quietly shape our existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful, character-driven stories rich in subtle tension and insight, where ordinary events unfold with extraordinary resonance. Cooper’s writing invites reflection on the delicate balance between chance and choice in the lives we lead.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bolt-from-the-blue-by-jeremy-cooper-9781913097462","title":"Bolt from the Blue","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBolt from the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, Jeremy Cooper, the winner of the 2018 Fitzcarraldo Editions Novel Prize, charts the relationship between a mother and daughter over the course of thirty-odd years. In October 1985, Lynn moves down to London to enrol at Saint Martin's School of Art, leaving her mother behind in a suburb of Birmingham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir relationship is complicated, and their primary form of contact is through the letters, postcards, and emails they send each other periodically, while Lynn slowly makes her mark on the London art scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA novel in epistolary form, \u003cem\u003eBolt from the Blue\u003c\/em\u003e captures the waxing and waning of the mother-daughter relationship over time, achieving a rare depth of feeling with a deceptively simple literary form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711017963756,"sku":"9781913097462","price":46.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d9dd567be3cb6a08efa3d322fce94174.jpg?v=1759168965"},{"product_id":"brian-by-jeremy-cooper-9781804270363","title":"Brian","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerennially on the outside, Brian has led a solitary life; he works at Camden Council, lunches every day at Il Castelletto cafe, and then returns to his small flat on Kentish Town Road. It is an existence carefully crafted to avoid disturbance and yet Brian yearns for more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA visit one day to the BFI brings film into his life, and Brian introduces a new element to his routine: nightly visits to the cinema on London's South Bank. Through the works of Yasujiro Ozu, Federico Fellini, Agnes Varda, Yilmaz Guney, and others, Brian gains access to a rich cultural landscape outside his own experience, but also achieves his first real moments of belonging, accepted by a curious bunch of amateur film buffs, the small informal group of BFI regulars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA tender meditation on friendship and the importance of community, \u003cem\u003eBrian\u003c\/em\u003e is also a tangential work of film criticism, one that is not removed from its subject matter, but rather explores with great feeling how art gives meaning to and enriches our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711043621100,"sku":"9781804270363","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10717933482830.jpg?v=1754179304"},{"product_id":"discord-by-jeremy-cooper-9781804272268","title":"Discord","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeremy Cooper, the author of \u003cem\u003eBrian\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with \u003cem\u003eDiscord\u003c\/em\u003e, a subjective journey through the world of classical music. On a night in August, an audience at the Royal Albert Hall attends the first ever concert of \u003cem\u003eDistant Voices\u003c\/em\u003e. The Proms performance is the culmination of a year's work between the middle-aged composer Rebekah Rosen and the young star saxophonist Evie Bennet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlternating between both perspectives, \u003cem\u003eDiscord\u003c\/em\u003e charts the course of their intense and at times fractious relationship, the resonances and dissonances both women find within one another, as well as the struggles and satisfactions that accompany an artistic life. At the heart of the novel is an inquiry into the generative force behind creative collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn what ways does the inexpressible—that amorphous space of friction and unity between musicians—become indelible? 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