{"title":"Lisa Russ Spaar","description":"\u003cp\u003eLisa Russ Spaar's writing invites readers into a vivid exploration of memory, place, and the subtle textures of everyday life. Her work, steeped in the rich nuances of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, offers a meditative and deeply immersive experience, blending lyrical prose with reflective insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom intimate reflections to broader contemplations, Spaar's books like \u003cstrong\u003eParadise Close\u003c\/strong\u003e reveal a profound sensitivity to language and form, encouraging readers to reconsider the familiar through a fresh, poetic lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"paradise-close-by-lisa-russ-spaar-9780892556137","title":"Paradise Close","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1971, orphan Marlise Schade—fourteen, anorectic, and evicted from the psychiatric hospital her trust fund can no longer support—finds herself alone in an ancestral home during a blizzard. Marlise's struggles to survive there become the focal point for a host of imperilled figures, living and dead, whose stories intersect with hers and with forces roiling the U.S. in the '70s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDecades later, on the brink of Trump's America, sixty-something Tee Handel is shaken by an inexplicable visitation. For years he's nursed a deep hurt over his breakup with a captivating artist, spending his days and nights in solitude tinkering with antique clocks. What's become of the artist, and how Tee reacts to his mysterious guest, testifies to the risk and inexorability of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese two seemingly unrelated tales entwine to show how the wages of the past are always with us, as are the dangerous and redemptive consequences of secrets confided and withheld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463992525036,"sku":"9780892556137","price":33.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780892556137-paradise-close.jpg?v=1775038096"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/lisa-russ-spaar.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}