{"product_id":"the-shutter-of-snow-faber-editions-extraordinary-lucy-ellmann","title":"The Shutter of Snow (Faber Editions): 'Extraordinary.' Lucy Ellmann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIntroduced by Claire-Louise Bennett, experience one new mother's psychological journey in this lost 1930 foremother of Sylvia Plath's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bell Jar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Extraordinary. A fascinating and unexpected delight.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLucy Ellmann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Haunting and evocative, this is a timeless portrayal of madness.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCatherine Cho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A startling, luminous and magnetic novel about the complexity of motherhood.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eYiyun Li\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With its deep musicality, Coleman's unforgettable voice was years ahead of its time.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSinead Gleeson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe only thing to do is to put hammers in the porridge and when there are enough hammers we shall break down the windows and all of us shall dance in the snow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome days, Marthe Gail believes she is God; others, Jesus Christ. Her baby, she thinks, is dead. The red light is shining. There are bars on the window. And the voices keep talking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTime blurs; snow falls. The doctors say it is a breakdown; that this is Gorestown State Hospital. Her fellow patients become friends and enemies, moving between the Day Room and Dining Hall, East Hall and West Side, avoiding the Strong Room. Her husband visits and shows her a lock of her baby's hair, but she doesn't remember, yet - until she can make it upstairs, ascending towards release ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShocking and hilarious, tragic and visceral, this experimental portrait of motherhood and mental illness written in 1930 has never felt more visionary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emily Holmes Coleman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45081552584881,"sku":"9780571375202","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1833\/4129\/files\/Untitleddesign-2025-01-15T113437.472.png?v=1737271019","url":"https:\/\/cd15fe-a1.myshopify.com\/products\/the-shutter-of-snow-faber-editions-extraordinary-lucy-ellmann","provider":"Aafaq Bookstore UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}