{"title":"Victoria Redel","description":"\u003cp\u003eVictoria Redel's works invite readers into richly textured worlds where history and human experience intertwine. Her novels often explore complex relationships against vivid backdrops, weaving past and present narratives that evoke deep emotional resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a compelling voice in \u003cem\u003ehistorical\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003egeneral fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, Redel crafts stories that are both intimate and expansive, inviting reflection on identity, memory, and connection. Expect prose that is thoughtful and evocative, marked by subtlety and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-am-you-by-victoria-redel-9781918107074","title":"I AM YOU","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictoria Redel masterfully evokes the rich period of Golden Age Amsterdam. It is spellbinding, wonderfully atmospheric, and impossible to forget\u003c\/em\u003e — Sarah Jessica Parker, 2025 Booker Prize Judge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter, Maria, sees through Gerta's ruse, she insists Gerta accompany her to Amsterdam and help her enter the elite, male-dominated art world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Maria rises in the ranks of society as a painting prodigy, Gerta makes herself invaluable in every way: confidante, muse, lover. But as Gerta steps into her own talents, their relationship fractures into a complex web of obsession and rivalry, until the secrets they keep threaten to unravel everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA true stand out... With echoes of Yael van der Wouden's \u003ci\u003eThe Safekeep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Am You\u003c\/i\u003e is earthy and fleshy and pulsates with suppressed emotions of rage, envy and desire. A wonder of a novel\u003c\/em\u003e — Elizabeth Fremantle, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFirebrand\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548194849004,"sku":"9781918107074","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781918107074.jpg?v=1776740806"},{"product_id":"i-am-you-by-victoria-redel-9781918107005","title":"I Am You","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter Maria sees through Gerta's ruse, she insists Gerta accompany her to Amsterdam and help her enter the elite, male-dominated art world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Maria rises in the ranks of society as a painting prodigy, Gerta makes herself invaluable in every way: confidante, muse, lover. But as Gerta steps into her own talents, their relationship fractures into a complex web of obsession and rivalry, until the secrets they keep threaten to unravel everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictoria Redel masterfully evokes the rich period of Golden Age Amsterdam ... It is spellbinding, wonderfully atmospheric, and impossible to forget\u003c\/strong\u003e — SARAH JESSICA PARKER, 2025 Booker Prize Judge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA true stand out ... With echoes of Yael van der Wouden's \u003cem\u003eThe Safekeep\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI Am You\u003c\/em\u003e is earthy and fleshy and pulsates with suppressed emotions of rage, envy and desire. A wonder of a novel\u003c\/strong\u003e — ELIZABETH FREMANTLE, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eFirebrand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650157658348,"sku":"9781918107005","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781918107005-i-am-you.jpg?v=1779316809"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/victoria-redel.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}