{"product_id":"9780679762232","title":"The Matisse Stories","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=\"\"\u003eByatt, A. S.\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\u003eVintage\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\u003e4\/30\/1996\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\u003cb\u003eThree delightful stories inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse—from the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e and “a writer of dazzling inventiveness\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] exquisite triptych.... Richly drawn and touches upon things that matter to people.\" —\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e These stories celebrate the eye even as they reveal its unexpected proximity to the heart. For if each of A.S. Byatt's narratives is in some way inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse, each is also about the intimate connection between seeing and feeling—about the ways in which a glance we meant to be casual may suddenly call forth the deepest reserves of our being. Beautifully written, intensely observed, \u003ci\u003eThe Matisse Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is fiction of spellbinding authority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Full of delight and humor.... \u003ci\u003eThe Matisse Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is studded with brilliantly apt images and a fine sense for subtleties of conversation and emotion.\" —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43412753580287,"sku":"9780679762232","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780679762232_s600x595.jpg?v=1782322105","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780679762232","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}