{"product_id":"the-anniversary","title":"The Anniversary","description":"\u003cp\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 STELLA PRIZE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were things that I wanted to say. Things I knew I couldn't say but needed to tell someone. And then the things I knew I should say. What they wanted to hear. There is never only one version.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovelist JB Blackwood is on a cruise with her husband, Patrick, to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Her one-time professor, Patrick is much older than JB. A maverick when they met, he seemed somehow ageless, as all new gods appear in the eyes of those who worship them. He is a film director. A cult figure. But now his success is starting to wane and JB is on the cusp of winning a major literary prize. Her art, that has been forever overseen by Patrick, is starting to overshadow his.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor days they sail in the sun. They lie about drinking, reading, sleeping, having sex. There is nothing but dark water all around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a storm hits. When Patrick falls overboard, JB is left alone, as the search for Patrick's body, the circumstances of his death and the truth about their marriage begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Anniversary is an example of both deft literary craft and an engrossing read - a feat rarer than it should be' AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A surprisingly dark and complex novel. It is intelligent and literary in the best sense of the word: fluent in style, self-aware in its deployment of genre' WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Compelling and dark, a psychological thriller that makes you want to peel back the layers ... For fans of Rachel Cusk or Siri Hustvedt' BOOKS+PUBLISHING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A literary potboiler about love, obsession, professional rivalry between intimates and the dilemmas confronting a female artist. Riveting' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Impossible to put down' DAILY MAIL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Anniversary is bejewelled with lovely moments and undeniably exquisite writing' THE SATURDAY AGE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Stephanie Bishop's attention to detail reveals the minutiae of an intimate relationship, pitched against the backdrop of a life-changing traumatic event . . . The Anniversary unveils a riveting plot, which is gently and tenderly told, one that will surely be appreciated by a wide audience' ARTS HUB\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A tense and superb literary novel by one of Australia's most accomplished writers' READINGS, Best Australian Fiction of 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Searing . . . Bishop probes the complexities of shared creative lives, the consequences of desire, the long reach of childhood trauma, and the sometimes casualty-strewn path carved out by ambition' THE CONVERSATION, Best Books of 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephanie Bishop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43242393403561,"sku":"9780733649165","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/the-anniversary.webp?v=1695447916","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-anniversary","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}