{"title":"Sally O'Reilly","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the imaginative world of Sally O'Reilly, where fiction intertwines with art and culture in compelling narratives. Her works, including titles like \u003cem\u003eHagtale\u003c\/em\u003e and insightful explorations in \u003cem\u003eModern Artists: Mark Wallinger\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to engage with creativity and storytelling in unique ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eO'Reilly's writing offers a rich blend of general fiction and cultural commentary, making her books a captivating choice for those interested in contemporary art and its wider narratives. Expect thoughtful perspectives that challenge and inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hagtale-by-sally-oreilly-9781761381430","title":"Hagtale","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHagtale\u003c\/em\u003e, a dark fable, a fireside story, known to Shakespeare, but unwritten. Until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn eleventh-century Scotland, feral wolf-child Wulva is brought up by witches and then sent to live at a Scottish castle, where she falls under the spell of the cruel, ambitious Lord Macbeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree hundred years later, gentle Brother Rowan embarks on a strange and perilous journey to a remote and ancient monastery to write a history of the Scottish king-line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMisfits in their own time, seekers after truth, Wulva and Rowan are mysteriously connected despite the centuries that separate them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHagtale\u003c\/em\u003e explores the power of stories lost and found, their transformative potential, and who gets to be the owner of the tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A strange, epic, haunting tale.'\u003cbr\u003e - Chetna Maroo, author of \u003cem\u003eWestern Lane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A book of blood and guts with some of the most exquisite nature writing I've ever read.'\u003cbr\u003e - Hannah Vincent, author of \u003cem\u003eAlarm Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eDark Aemilia\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A gripping novel that gives feisty feminist voice to the unknown woman who inspired Shakespeare's sonnets.'\u003cbr\u003e - Kirkus Reviews, starred review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083874681068,"sku":"9781761381430","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761381430.jpg?v=1765298580"},{"product_id":"modern-artists-mark-wallinger-by-sally-oreilly-9781854379498","title":"Modern Artists: Mark Wallinger","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe consistently original painter, sculptor, and video artist Mark Wallinger has created some of the most subtly intelligent and irreverent work from the UK in the last twenty-five years. Studying in London at the Chelsea School of Art (1978 - 81) and Goldsmiths College (1983 - 5), his early work questioned the traditions and values of British society and its class system, best represented by his employment of images of racehorses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePainted in a photo-realist style, these works explored issues of ownership, inheritance and pedigree, with suggestive titles such as \u003cem\u003eRace, Class, Sex\u003c\/em\u003e (1993). His 1995 Turner Prize nomination was largely thanks to his piece \u003cem\u003eA Real Work Of Art\u003c\/em\u003e, an actual racehorse which Wallinger had bought and named 'A Real Work Of Art' with a view to entering it in races, causing his artistic concept to be piped into bookmakers up and down the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1990s, Wallinger shifted his focus to a questioning of institutionalised spirituality and religion. 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