{"product_id":"i-am-you","title":"I Am You","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A propulsive, sensuous feast with one hell of a twist.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \"vibrant depiction of Amsterdam's golden age\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) two young women are bound by an intense rivalry of painting and power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel Dutch family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter Maria sees through Gerta's ruse, she insists that Gerta accompany her to Amsterdam and help her enter the elite, male-dominated art world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Maria rises in the ranks of society as a painting prodigy, Gerta makes herself invaluable in every way: confidante, muse, and collaborator. But as Gerta steps into her own talents, their relationship fractures into a complex web of obsession and rivalry--and the secrets they keep threaten to unravel everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA mesmerizing historical novel, \u003ci\u003eI Am You\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation on gender, an ode to artistic creation, and an unexpected friendship that reimagines the life of renowned painter Maria van Oosterwijck during the Dutch Golden Age.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stunning accomplishment.\" --Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eDay\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hours\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sjp Lit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54516052754798,"sku":"9781638934745","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_aec1bb51-f701-4ef3-8647-72412dbdcbce.jpg?v=1786372962","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/i-am-you","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}