{"product_id":"the-course-of-the-heart-by-m-john-harrison-9781805224976","title":"The Course of the Heart","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cult classic novel from the author of \u003cem\u003eClimbers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again\u003c\/em\u003e with an introduction by bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eOur Wives Under the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, Julia Armfield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A spare textual elegance and closure-denying restraint that impresses and fulfils'\u003c\/em\u003e — IAIN BANKS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn a hot May night, three Cambridge students carry out a ritualistic act that changes their lives. Decades later, none of the participants can remember what transpired, but their clouded memories bind them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnable to move on, Pam Stuyvesant has epilepsy and is plagued by sensual visions. Her husband Lucas believes that a dwarfish creature is stalking him, and invents histories to soothe Pam's fears. Self-styled Sorcerer Yaxley becomes obsessed with a terrifyingly transcendent reality. The narrator is seemingly the least affected participant in the ritual: he is haunted by the smell of roses, and his guilt as he attempts to help his friends escape the torment that has engulfed their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStrange, dreamlike and moving, \u003cem\u003eThe Course of the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e is an examination of the edges of humanity where we lie, hide, hurt and heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A gloriously intelligent, beautifully written and thoroughly maddening book'\u003c\/em\u003e — INDEPENDENT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428466344172,"sku":"9781805224976","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805224976.jpg?v=1774496572","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-course-of-the-heart-by-m-john-harrison-9781805224976","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}