{"product_id":"separate-rooms-by-pier-vittorio-tondelli-9781399734516","title":"Separate Rooms","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An Italian novel of imperfect love and urgent grief'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A story of love and youth and pain that will have you clutching at your heart... One of the best novels I've ever read'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANDREW SEAN GREER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A novel of dignified beauty'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A masterly piece of writing, rich with insight and detail, and a curiously moving optimism'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A discreet, lyrical meditation on the nature of male love'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEDMUND WHITE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an introduction by André Aciman, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eCall Me by Your Name\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThomas, a young German musician, is dying. Unable to bear the slow and inevitable demise of his lover, his older boyfriend Leo, a renowned Italian writer, condemns himself to moving cities every few weeks, searching for a solace that proves elusive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Leo travels through Europe, past and present overlap, and reminders of the life he and Thomas shared become inescapable. Wanting to preserve the passion of their relationship, Leo had convinced Thomas to live separately: in separate rooms, separate towns, with separate lives. Now, face to face with true solitude, Leo must reckon with regret and nostalgia and the impossible striving of memory to recreate life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeparate Rooms\u003c\/em\u003e is a singular and unforgettable meditation on almost-ideal love, told in three musical movements, by a fiery and unforgettable literary talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47734525886700,"sku":"9781399734516","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399734516-separate-rooms.jpg?v=1781221265","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/separate-rooms-by-pier-vittorio-tondelli-9781399734516","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}