{"product_id":"the-stamp-of-beauty-paperback","title":"The Stamp of Beauty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFionola Meredith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Stamp of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"At last we have the opportunity to jump head\u003cbr\u003efirst into the warped, seductive and darkly\u003cbr\u003ehumorous mind of Fionola Meredith.\"\u003cbr\u003e David Holmes \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fionola Meredith creates a visceral story\u003cbr\u003eof mistaken love that manages to both\u003cbr\u003edisturb and entertain.\"\u003cbr\u003e David Park \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An uncommon, compelling debut.\"\u003cbr\u003e Tanya Ravenswater \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young married woman begins an intense affair with an older man as a way of escaping her manipulative mother. But she comes to realise that her lover is a mirror image of her mother - just as seductive, just as demanding, and ultimately just as dangerous.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in modern-day Ireland, t\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehis unsettling novel from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBelfast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e journalist Fionola Meredith charts the course of an unlikely and deeply dysfunctional \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'age-gap' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erelationship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e to its \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003einevitable \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003econclusion. Disturbing yet darkly humorous, forensic but somehow compassionate, this compelling debut unflinchingly reveals what lies at the heart of the male fear of intimacy, and the hidden impulses which can drive our most fatal attractions. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFionola Meredith is a writer, broadcaster and commentator, based in Belfast. She is a long-established contributor to the Irish Times and to BBC Northern Ireland, and writes a weekly opinion column in the Belfast Telegraph. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eStamp of Beauty \u003c\/i\u003eis Fionola's debut novel. Aside from her media work, she enjoys messing about in boats, and is a member of East Belfast Yacht Club. She lives in Belfast with her husband, Robbie, and their Dalmatian dog, Ripley\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47445247361202,"sku":"9781838087159","price":22.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/620325ba2893cc237e3b42125b024bc1.webp?v=1778718504","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-stamp-of-beauty-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}