{"product_id":"book-vk5u","title":"Circle of Wonders","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom acclaimed writer Kathryn Heyman comes a luminously beautiful and personal novel, \u003cem\u003eCircle of Wonders\u003c\/em\u003e. It is the story of two deaths, but more importantly, it is the story of the legacy of life that flows from them - an uplifting celebratory song to life, and a homage to human resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoni is running out of time. As cancer claims her body, she begins a Book of Wonders, capturing the small, luminous moments she once overlooked. It's a final gift to the people she loves, and completing it means reckoning with both the flawed life she has lived and the fractured family she's about to leave behind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver one charged lunar month, the women closest to her gather: Belle, her daughter, fresh from rehab and trying to stay upright; Anna, her brilliant sister, returning from London with all her old certainties cracking; and Sylvie, her estranged mother, approaching her own death across the mountain ridge. Meanwhile, Roni's ex - the Drone, as she's dubbed him - refuses to leave the house, casting shade on the light Roni is fighting to keep burning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtraordinary, luminous and heart-expanding, \u003cem\u003eCircle of Wonders \u003c\/em\u003eis about facing death while rediscovering life, and about the messy grace that emerges when people who've hurt one another still choose to love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eCIRCLE OF WONDERS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A novel that offers guidance, solace, and new models for living and dying' \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Heyman is a talented author and a brilliant observer of the world … Despite focusing on death, this is a novel that truly celebrates life and all the trials and tribulations that come with it. It's messy, vulnerable, heavy yet light-hearted, tender and deeply human … a truly intimate and detailed reimagination of life, death, and what awaits us beyond it. A must-read for anyone who has lost a loved one' \u003cem\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A precious jewellery box of language, bravely capturing the imperfection of being human and probing the mysteries of what matters most - this courageous novel glitters with wonder itself' Suzie Miller, \u003cem style=\"\" font-size: letter-spacing:\u003ePrima Facie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wondrous. Kathryn Heyman has mined the depths of human frailty and hit a seam of gold. Beautifully written, full of life and love, acceptance and forgiveness. I couldn't put it down' Pip Williams, \u003cem\u003eThe Bookbinder of Jericho\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beautiful and devastating. Luminous with death - and life. \u003cem\u003eCircle of Wonders \u003c\/em\u003eobserves the complicated bonds of friendship and family among women, with a wisdom and tenderness that is deeply observed. It is a novel of wild power that reminds me of Katherine Mansfield and Claire Keegan. I gulped it in a day, then ached that it was over' Nikki Gemmell, \u003cem\u003eWing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'It is breathtaking, ruthless and healing. Beautiful and profoundly moving and riveting. I think this will be a very important book. And enormously meaningful to many people. What a gift' Jaclyn Moriarty, \u003cem\u003eGravity is the Thing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A beautifully observed, funny and tender novel about letting love in, and letting love go' Anna Funder, \u003cem\u003eWifedom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The most seriously human book I've read in ages, a novel of deep courage and beauty, a serious act of witness to friendship, complexity, and the everyday wonders that sustain us' Chris Cleave, \u003cem\u003eLittle Bee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A bright flare. Heyman's writing makes us look up and savour life' Chloe Hooper, T\u003cem\u003ehe Mushroom Tapes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50802121474352,"sku":"BDvk5u","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/vk5u-Square-cover.jpg?v=1779324253","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-vk5u","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}