{"product_id":"a-house-in-norway","title":"A House in Norway","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn artist's liberal self-image is challenged by a rocky relationship with her new tenants in this potent and politically charged novel by international Booker prize and National Book Award listed author of \u003ci\u003eWill and Testament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlma, a divorced artist makes a living from weaving tapestries for trade unions. Having been initially flush with pride to be given a more creative assignment, to design a tapestry for an exhibition to celebrate the centenary of women's suffrage in Norway, she finds her inspiration begin to stutter. Meanwhile, she rents her adjoining property to a Polish family. Their presence becomes a challenge to her unconscious assumptions and the identity as a good feminist and an open-minded liberal that she cherishes. Uncannily relatable and achingly astute, Hjorth dissects Alma's torturous stabs to reconcile the wish to be tolerant and altruistic with a crushing desire for creative solitude and a little peace.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54760307556718,"sku":"9781836744788","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_13883db1-3e68-42b5-97ab-999f7daacbe2.jpg?v=1789051497","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/a-house-in-norway","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}