{"product_id":"the-hours-by-michael-cunningham-9780312243029","title":"The Hours","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that became a motion picture starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Nicole Kidman, directed by Stephen Daldry from a screenplay by David Hare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Cunningham, widely praised as one of the most gifted writers of his generation, draws inventively on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to tell the story of a group of contemporary characters struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe narrative of Woolf's last days before her suicide early in World War II counterpoints the fictional stories of Samuel, a famous poet whose life has been shadowed by his talented and troubled mother, and his lifelong friend Clarissa, who strives to forge a balanced and rewarding life in spite of the demands of friends, lovers, and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePassionate, profound, and deeply moving, this is Cunningham's most remarkable achievement to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643339981036,"sku":"9780312243029","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/fddc69c9c9cfe698d68c2de1d55d1973.jpg?v=1779228512","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-hours-by-michael-cunningham-9780312243029","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}