{"product_id":"jonathan-strange-mr-norrell-20th-anniversary-edition-9781526679055","title":"Jonathan Strange \u0026 Mr Norrell: 20th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 20th anniversary edition of the fantasy classic, with an introduction by V E Schwab\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver 4 million copies sold\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe book I wish I'd written\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’ R F Kuang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Susanna Clarke writes with an intelligence and beauty that seems at times miraculous’ Katherine Rundell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A modern masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of my all-time favourite books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’ Ann Patchett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1806. England is beleaguered by the long war, and centuries have passed since magicians faded from view. But one remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell. Proceeding to London, he raises a woman from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet the cautious Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician. Young, handsome and daring, Jonathan Strange is his very antithesis. So begins a dangerous battle between these two great men – which overwhelms that between England and France. And soon their own secret dabblings with the dark arts are going to cause more trouble than they can imagine…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Like Hilary Mantel, Clarke has made the very notion of genre seem quaint' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781526679055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x13.2(L)x5.8(W)680\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 680\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSusanna Clarke's debut novel \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in more than 34 countries and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Guardian First Book Award. It won British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year, the Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award in 2005. \u003ci\u003eThe Ladies of Grace Adieu\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short stories, some set in the world of \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Bloomsbury in 2006. Her second novel \u003ci\u003ePiranesi \u003c\/i\u003ewas an international bestseller and won the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021, and was shortlisted for the Costa Novel of the Year Award. She lives in Derbyshire.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eClarke creates a world beyond our wildest imagination that also tells us something profound about what it is to be human -- BERNARDINE EVARISTO\u003cbr\u003eThis is a great huge long book that will change your life ... One of my all-time favourite books -- ANN PATCHETT\u003cbr\u003eA modern masterpiece ... It is that rare beast, a cult novel that is also a mainstream smash hit and continues to beguile its legions of readers to the present day … An indelible, fascinating story, one to lose oneself in for days, even weeks * SPECTATOR *\u003cbr\u003eWhat a world Susanna Clarke conjures into being -- DAVID MITCHELL\u003cbr\u003eA miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling -- MADELINE MILLER\u003cbr\u003eClarke’s imagination is prodigious, her pacing masterly * NEW YORK TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the greatest and most interesting writers of fantasy in the past hundred years or more * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *\u003cbr\u003eFull of epic sweep and intimate human drama … An imaginative treat * DAILY TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003eMany books are to be read, and a few are meant to be lived in for weeks. \u003ci\u003eJonathan Strange \u0026amp; Mr Norrell \u003c\/i\u003eis of this last kind * WASHINGTON POST *\u003cbr\u003ePurely joyful reading -- NAOMI ALDERMAN\u003cbr\u003eRavishing ... Combines the dark mythology of fantasy with the delicious social comedy of Jane Austen into a masterpiece that rivals Tolkien * TIME *\u003cbr\u003eAdmirably inventive, frequently delightful -- MICHEL FABER\u003cbr\u003eFeels unduly classical and nostalgic and yet timeless at the very same time and it has, at the heart of it, that thing which every truly great novel needs: a brilliant story … I adored this book * GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eA triumph of imaginative storytelling * IRISH TIMES *","brand":"Susanna Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49279492620505,"sku":"9781526679055","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781526679055.jpg?v=1789818507","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell-20th-anniversary-edition-9781526679055","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}