{"product_id":"9780007485376_marble-heart","title":"Marble Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunning piece of psychological suspense from the author of Araby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo very different women brought together by a secret from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan has a tentative grip on the world – she’s too trusting, soft-centred, cheery and straightforward, the sort of woman who still keeps teddy bears on her bed. By nature and by profession, Joan is a carer, employed to look after Nina Rawle, a crisp and sophisticated woman, stricken by a long-term illness. There is a very good reason why Joan has been taken on by Nina (nursing skills aside) and Nina’s tangled past in Northern Ireland, in which a single and fatal act of political passion played a destructive role, has a great deal to do with it. How and why Nina will reveal herself to Joan, whose part in Nina’s past is truly significant, makes for a tense and twisting tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a quite different novel from Araby. We have here a pure piece of storytelling, a psychological tale with more than a touch of Barbara Vine. The fantastic storytelling skills and exploration of character which made Araby such a gem are in abundance in this new novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gretta Mulrooney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284861075605,"sku":"9780007485376","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007485376.jpg?v=1776992101","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007485376_marble-heart","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}