{"product_id":"objects-of-desire-by-neil-blackmore-9781804947821","title":"Objects of Desire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugo Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e is the most important gay writer of the 20th century, but he has a secret—he didn't write either of his novels. So, when he accepts a million dollars to produce another masterpiece, how far will Hugo go to come up with a third?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An absolute gem. Dark, funny and iconoclastic'\u003c\/em\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Razor-sharp and deeply unsettling while being endlessly entertaining. A triumph.'\u003c\/em\u003e JENNIE GODFREY, author of \u003ci\u003eThe List of Suspicious Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A delicious, literary feast. A wickedly funny and sharply relevant novel of duplicity and betrayal with a glittering cast of literary greats.'\u003c\/em\u003e ANNA MAZZOLA, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A masterful novel, \u003ci\u003eObjects of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e is utterly irresistible; it's dark and wickedly fun. One of my favourite books of the year so far.'\u003c\/em\u003e FLORA CARR, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tower\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A biting, unflinching study of art and deceit . . . Neil Blackmore has achieved his best work yet.'\u003c\/em\u003e ANNIE GARTHWAITE, author of \u003ci\u003eCecily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHugo Hunter was the most celebrated gay novelist of the 20th century. He published two masterpieces, securing his place alongside the dazzling literary greats of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and rubbing shoulders with everyone from Truman Capote to James Baldwin, Gore Vidal and George Orwell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut after decades of fame and excess, just as New York City enters the 1980s and awakes to the coming horror of AIDS, Hugo finds himself running out of money. Out of nowhere, he receives an extraordinary lifeline—an offer from his longtime publisher. Two million dollars, for a memoir and a new novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe money will solve all his problems—except for one thing. Hugo Hunter is an impostor. He stole both of his novels. Now, how far will he go to produce a third?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt once dark, moving and deliciously vicious, \u003ci\u003eObjects of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e traverses the 20th century, featuring an astonishing cast of characters. It is both a colourful glimpse into the lives of the cultural elite, and a tense, gripping story of betrayal, deceit, and literary fraud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Neil Blackmore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An astounding story . . . I relished every page.'\u003c\/em\u003e SIR IAN McKELLAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'One of the most original voices in historical fiction today.'\u003c\/em\u003e THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Compellingly real.'\u003c\/em\u003e DAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47648327139564,"sku":"9781804947821","price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804947821-objects-of-desire.jpg?v=1779256492","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/objects-of-desire-by-neil-blackmore-9781804947821","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}