{"title":"Gerda Blees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerda Blees\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts contemplative and imaginative stories that blend everyday life with subtle twists of insight. Her fiction invites readers to explore the delicate balance between light and darkness, often revealing profound truths through quiet moments and empathetic characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a thoughtful, poetic style, Blees’ work in \u003cem\u003eWe Are Light\u003c\/em\u003e resonates with emotional depth and philosophical reflection, making her novels a compelling choice for those seeking literary fiction that lingers long after the last page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"we-are-light-by-gerda-blees-9781642861273","title":"We Are Light","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2021 European Union Literature Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne apartment, three women, one man. One of the women is dead. When the emergency personnel arrive, they realise: Elisabeth starved to death, encouraged by her roommates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of a summer night, Elisabeth, the oldest resident of the Sound \u0026amp; Love Commune, dies. Her sister Melodie and their two other housemates are arrested: the group's attempts to stop eating and start living on light and love alone appears to have been fatal to Elisabeth. From unworldly idealists on the fringes of society, the three suddenly become suspects in a criminal case. Through the eyes of the night, the neighbours, doubt, the scent of an orange, and many other characters and entities, we see how each of those involved gives a different answer to the question of how Elisabeth came to die. Who is to blame? And does the commune still have a future?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Are Light\u003c\/em\u003e is a highly original and entertaining novel about manipulation, vulnerability, and trying to be better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537443274988,"sku":"9781642861273","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f56cd53af2ae04a7d93ad4dd869ac589.jpg?v=1776901238"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/gerda-blees.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}