{"title":"Janet Fitch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet Fitch\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts evocative tales that delve deep into the human experience, blending rich historical settings with intricate emotional landscapes. Her novels, such as \u003cem\u003eWhite Oleander\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChimes of a Lost Cathedral\u003c\/em\u003e, explore themes of resilience, identity, and the profound complexities of relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect immersive narratives that balance lyrical prose with compelling characters, often set against vividly painted backdrops. Fitch’s work invites reflection on both personal and historical dimensions, making her stories resonate long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chimes-of-a-lost-cathedral-by-janet-fitch-9780316510080","title":"Chimes of a Lost Cathedral","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the loves and betrayals of \u003cem\u003eThe Revolution of Marina M.\u003c\/em\u003e, young poet Marina Makarova finds herself alone amid the devastation of the Russian Civil War—pregnant and adrift, forced to rely on her own resourcefulness to find a place to wait out the birth of her child and eventually make her way back to her native city, Petrograd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter two years of revolution, the city that was once St. Petersburg is almost unrecognisable, the haunted, half-emptied, starving Capital of Once Had Been, its streets teeming with homeless children. Moved by their plight, though hardly better off herself, she takes on the challenge of caring for these orphans, until they become the tool of tragedy from an unexpected direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShaped by her country's ordeals and her own trials—betrayal and privation and inconceivable loss—Marina evolves as a poet and a woman of sensibility and substance hardly imaginable at the beginning of her transformative odyssey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChimes of a Lost Cathedral\u003c\/em\u003e is the culmination of one woman's journey through some of the most dramatic events of the last century—the epic story of an artist who discovers her full power, passion, and creativity just as her revolution reveals its true direction for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596000870636,"sku":"9780316510080","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c5fc03c0790ba03847c600f689a9a1d3.jpg?v=1777932450"},{"product_id":"white-oleander-by-janet-fitch-9781860498046","title":"White Oleander","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhite Oleander\u003c\/em\u003e is a painfully beautiful first novel about a young girl growing up the hard way. It is a powerful story of mothers and daughters, their ambiguous alliances, their selfish love and cruel behaviour, and the search for love and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAstrid has been raised by her mother, a beautiful, headstrong poet. Astrid forgives her everything as her world revolves around this beautiful creature until Ingrid murders a former lover and is imprisoned for life. Astrid's fierce determination to survive and be loved makes her an unforgettable figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'LIQUID POETRY' - Oprah Winfrey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Tangled, Complex and extraordinarily moving' - Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47773229777132,"sku":"9781860498046","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781860498046-white-oleander.jpg?v=1782186020"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/janet-fitch.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}