{"product_id":"a-violet-light-by-ian-sternthal-9798317809164","title":"A Violet Light","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Charlie Kaufmanesque and BRILLIANT!\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Eleni Schirmer, bylines in \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter pulling himself out of a frozen lake, Adrian stumbles into town. What begins as a lively dinner conversation with a new friend becomes a meditation on mortality—with a final twist that changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A masterpiece... one of the better books I've read.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Greg Etingin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A warm hug.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Amanda Wolfe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I read \u003cem\u003eA Violet Light\u003c\/em\u003e in one sitting - I couldn't put it down.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Gillian Morantz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Magical.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Cantor Gideon Zelermyer, Grammy Award winner, \u003cem\u003eYou Want it Darker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A wondrous ode to friendship, loss, life and what may follow.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Eric Siblin, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Cello Suites\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Highly imaginative... a potent writing sensibility behind it that will produce many more books.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Robert Lecker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A work of art... a must read.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Joshua Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Beautiful and heartbreaking and moving and so smart!\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Suzanne Zelazo, author of \u003cem\u003eLances All Alike\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Brilliant!\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Arlene McKibbon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A beautiful story.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Anthony Wexler, University Writing Program, Johns Hopkins University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A MUST read for Leonard Cohen fans.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Penni Kolb\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens to our dead? Is someone looking out for them on the other side? \u003cem\u003eA Violet Light\u003c\/em\u003e takes up these questions, exposing fiction's power to imagine what might happen to us on the other side of life. After a fatal accident, a young artist named Adrian finds himself seated at a table with an esteemed guide: the Montreal legend, Leonard Cohen. Together, over the course of a long meal at an idyllic bistro, the dead artists reflect on the meaning of their lives—the struggle to love, the pursuit of fame, and the pleasure of friendship. And slowly, with Leonard's help, Adrian experiences a form of self-acceptance denied him in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558900875500,"sku":"9798317809164","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798317809164-a-violet-light.jpg?v=1776920009","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/a-violet-light-by-ian-sternthal-9798317809164","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}