{"product_id":"9780062912879","title":"The Joyce Girl: A Novel of Jazz Age Paris","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eAbbs, Annabel\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWilliam Morrow Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/2\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Abbs has found a gripping and little-known story\u003cbr\u003eat the heart of one of the 20th century’s most astonishing creative moments,\u003cbr\u003eresearched it deeply, and brought the extraordinary Joyce family and their\u003cbr\u003ecircle in 1920s Paris to richly-imagined life.”—Emma Darwin, bestselling author\u003cbr\u003eof \u003cem\u003eA Secret Alchemy \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Mathematics of Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers who adored novels like \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eZ\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLoving Frank\u003c\/em\u003e, comes Annabel Abbs highly praised debut novel, where she spins the story of James Joyce’s fascinating, and tragic, daughter, Lucia. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“When she reaches her full capacity for rhythmic dancing,\u003cbr\u003eJames Joyce may yet be known as his daughter’s father . . .”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe review in the \u003cem\u003eParis Times\u003c\/em\u003e in November 1928 is\u003cbr\u003erapturous in its praise of Lucia Joyce’s skill and artistry as a dancer. The\u003cbr\u003efamily has made their home in Paris—where the latest ideas in art,\u003cbr\u003emusic, and literature converge\u003cu\u003e. \u003c\/u\u003eAcolytes regularly visit the Joyce\u003cbr\u003eapartment to pay homage to Ireland’s exiled literary genius. Among them is a\u003cbr\u003etall, thin young man named Samuel Beckett—a fellow Irish expat who idolizes\u003cbr\u003eJoyce and with whom Lucia becomes romantically involved. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucia is both gifted and motivated,\u003cbr\u003etraining tirelessly with some of the finest teachers in the world. Though her\u003cbr\u003efather delights in his daughter’s talent, she clashes with her mother, Nora.\u003cbr\u003eAnd as her relationship with Beckett sours, Lucia’s dreams unravel, as does her\u003cbr\u003ehope of a life beyond her father’s shadow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Lucia’s behavior growing\u003cbr\u003eincreasingly erratic, James Joyce sends her to pioneering psychoanalyst Carl\u003cbr\u003eJung. Here, at last, she will tell her own story—a fascinating, heartbreaking\u003cbr\u003eaccount of thwarted ambition, passionate creativity, and the power of love to\u003cbr\u003eboth inspire and destroy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Joyce Girl\u003c\/em\u003e creates a compelling and\u003cbr\u003emoving account of the real-life Joyce Girl, of unrealized dreams and rejection,\u003cbr\u003eand of the destructive love of a father.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46859246502143,"sku":"9780062912879","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062912879_s600x595.jpg?v=1780334066","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780062912879","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}