{"product_id":"the-matisse-stories-9780679762232","title":"The Matisse Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThree delightful stories inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse--from the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e and \"a writer of dazzling inventiveness\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[An] exquisite triptych.... Richly drawn and touches upon things that matter to people.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e These stories celebrate the eye even as they reveal its unexpected proximity to the heart. For if each of A.S. Byatt's narratives is in some way inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse, each is also about the intimate connection between seeing and feeling--about the ways in which a glance we meant to be casual may suddenly call forth the deepest reserves of our being. Beautifully written, intensely observed, \u003ci\u003eThe Matisse Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is fiction of spellbinding authority. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Full of delight and humor.... \u003ci\u003eThe Matisse Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is studded with brilliantly apt images and a fine sense for subtleties of conversation and emotion.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679762232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.21w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/1996 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"A. S. Byatt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43361420738741,"sku":"9780679762232","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ccbaabc6-cf9e-45f0-b349-2739d3830f23.jpg?v=1701189870","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-matisse-stories-9780679762232","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}