{"product_id":"when-things-are-alive-they-hum-by-hannah-bent-9781761155109","title":"When Things are Alive They Hum","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Australian Women’s Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGreat Read\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Indie Book Awards for Debut Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the MUD Literary Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the ABIA Award for General Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the ABIA Matt Richell Award New Writer of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Hannah Bent’s outstanding debut is a wise, wondrous celebration of life.’ — \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarlowe and Harper share a bond deeper than most sisters, shaped by the loss of their mother in childhood. For Harper, living with what she calls the Up syndrome and gifted with an endless capacity for wonder, Marlowe and she are connected by an invisible thread, like the hum that connects all things. For Marlowe, they are bound by her fierce determination to keep Harper, born with a congenital heart disorder, alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow 25, Marlowe is finally living her own life abroad, pursuing her studies of a rare species of butterfly secure in the knowledge Harper’s happiness is complete, having found love with boyfriend, Louis. But then she receives the devastating call that Harper’s heart is failing. She needs a heart transplant but is denied one by the medical establishment because she is living with a disability. Marlowe rushes to her childhood home in Hong Kong to be by Harper’s side and soon has to answer the question – what lengths would you go to save your sister?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Things Are Alive They Hum\u003c\/em\u003e poses profound questions about the nature of love and existence, the ways grief changes us, and how we confront the hand fate has dealt us. Intensely moving, exquisitely written and literally humming with wonder, it is a novel that celebrates life in all its guises, and what comes after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eWHEN THINGS ARE ALIVE THEY HUM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Compelling and tender’ — \u003cstrong\u003eSuzanne Daniel, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllegra in Three Parts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Hannah Bent has created a literary heroine of such pure beauty she takes your breath away.’ — \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Australian Women’s Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Posing profound questions about grief, love and fate, Bent’s debut celebrates life and sisterhood in an awe-inspiring way.’ — \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘At once uplifting and heartbreaking, this is a story about the special bond between two sisters.’ — \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunday Life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘A simply beautiful novel.’ — \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGood Reading\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘Heartbreakingly beautiful.’ — \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily Circle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘When literature is alive it hums, and rattles and warms and hurts and heals. Hannah Bent and her wondrous Harper and Marlowe have changed the way I’ve been going about my days. What a gift.’ — Trent Dalton, author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoy Swallows Universe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Our Shimmering Skies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e‘...what stayed with me was the achingly beautiful portrayal of the love between the two sisters. If I had a sister, that is how I would like to feel.’ — Nicole Abadee, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47769216712940,"sku":"9781761155109","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761155109-when-things-are-alive-they-hum.jpg?v=1782101373","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/when-things-are-alive-they-hum-by-hannah-bent-9781761155109","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}