{"product_id":"the-line-of-beauty-a-novel","title":"The Line of Beauty: A Novel","description":"Winner of the Man Booker Prize\nNamed a Best Book of the Century by The New York Times Book Review\nInternational Bestseller\n\nFrom acclaimed author Alan Hollinghurst, a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money during four extraordinary years of change and tragedy.\n\nIn the summer of 1983, twenty-year-old Nick Guest moves into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Feddens: conservative Member of Parliament Gerald, his wealthy wife Rachel, and their two children, Toby-whom Nick had idolized at Oxford-and Catherine, who is highly critical of her family's assumptions and ambitions.\n\nAs the boom years of the eighties unfold, Nick, an innocent in the world of politics and money, finds his life altered by the rising fortunes of this glamorous family. His two vividly contrasting love affairs, one with a young black man who works as a clerk and one with a Lebanese millionaire, dramatize the dangers and rewards of his own private pursuit of beauty, a pursuit as compelling to Nick as the desire for power and riches among his friends. Richly textured, emotionally charged, disarmingly comic, this is a major work by one of our finest writers.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1582346100\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1582346100.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hollinghurst, Alan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43331416719421,"sku":"BVV.1582346100.G","price":5.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1582346100-0.jpg?v=1783548220","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-line-of-beauty-a-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}