Sceptre

Siri Hustvedt`s ?What I Loved? is a hard book to get a handle on. It starts off as one thing, then has evolved into something completely different by the novel`s end. What it starts off as is a story about a growing friendship between two men, Leo Hertzberg and Bill Weschler. Leo is a professor who buys a painting by Bill, an artist and is so...

From the internationally bestselling author of What I Loved and The Summer Without Men, a dazzling collection of essays written with Siri Hustvedt's customary intelligence, wit and ability to convey complex ideas in a clear and lively way. Divided into three sections - Living, which draws on Siri's own life; Thinking, on memory, emotion and the...

The extraordinary new novel from the author of THE OTHER HAND. GOLD is about the limits of human endurance, both physical and emotional. GOLD is about what drives us to succeed - and what we choose to sacrifice for success. GOLD is about the struggles we face every day; the conflict between winning on others' terms, and triumphing on your own. It...