{"product_id":"dartmouth-park-paperback","title":"Dartmouth Park - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRupert Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this timely and explosive novel, an academic's seemingly mundane midlife crisis takes an alarming turn after his visit to a Greek monastery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's February 2019. Philip Notman, an acclaimed historian with a German wife and a troubled nineteen-year-old son, is on his way back from a conference in Norway when he has an unexpected and disturbing experience that completely alters his view of the life that he has been living and the world that surrounds him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBelieving that In駸, an attractive Spanish sociologist whom he met at the conference, can shed light on what he is feeling, he travels to C疆iz to see her. But his journey doesn't end there. Is he thinking of leaving his wife, whom he still loves, or is he trying to change a reality that he appears to find unbearable? Is he on a quest for a simpler and more authentic existence or is he utterly self-deluded? And if he is in denial about what he is doing, how far will he go to avoid facing the truth? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this highly original and unsettling novel, one of the UK's most celebrated writers portrays an ordinary man in an extraordinary dilemma, a dilemma that will push him to the very edge of annihilation and disaster.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRupert Thomson \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of thirteen highly acclaimed novels, including \u003ci\u003eKatherine Carlyle; Secrecy; The Insult\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for the Guardian Fiction Prize and selected by David Bowie as one of his 100 Must-Read Books of All Time; \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a feature film by Ana Kokkinos; and \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Murderer\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for the Costa Novel of the Year Award. His memoir, \u003ci\u003eThis Party's Got to Stop\u003c\/i\u003e, was named Writers' Guild Non-Fiction Book of the Year. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460632658098,"sku":"9781635421675","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5e744e3ad143a2cb6069ca3db33d1556.webp?v=1778927154","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/dartmouth-park-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}