{"product_id":"9781529077490","title":"To Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe No. 1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from the author of \u003ci\u003eA Little Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I'm not sure I've ever missed the world of a book as much' - \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Prepare to weep in public and be utterly transformed' - \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the elusive idea of utopia. Driven by Hanya Yanagihara's understanding of our desire to protect those we love - lovers, children, friends, family and even our fellow citizens - and the pain that ensues when we cannot.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love as they please (or so it seems).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2093, in a world torn apart by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist's damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him - and solve the mystery of her husband's disappearance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat unites these characters, and these Americas, are their reckonings with the qualities that make us human - fear, love, shame, loneliness - and the longing to find a place in an earthly paradise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'For those captivated by Yanagihara's \u003ci\u003eA Little Life\u003c\/i\u003e, her next is equally gripping' - \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Not only rare . . . revolutionary' - Michael Cunningham, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yanagihara, Hanya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56677125259650,"sku":"9781529077490","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781529077490.jpg?v=1779989286","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529077490","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}