{"product_id":"sweet-soft-plenty-rhythm-the-powerful-emotional-novel-about-the-temptations-of-dangerous-love-9780857529442","title":"Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm: The powerful, emotional novel about the temptations of dangerous love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eSweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm is a 2023 PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction finalist that explores the myriad syncopations of love and desire through the perspectives of various women in the life of a jazz trumpeter. The novel's tender, sensual, and enchanting prose entices readers into a world of deep longing, passion, and risk. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 09 February 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Transworld Publishers Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinalist of the 2023 PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction   Told in a rich array of voices,this gorgeously written debut explores the myriad syncopations of love and desire  Celeste Ng,author of  Little Fires Everywhere    Beautifully and cleverly written...The novel s tender,sensual,enchanting prose entices you into a world of deep longing  Deesha Philyaw,author of  The Secret Lives of Church Ladies    Love is messy. Love can make us feel alive. It can also bring us down. Sometimes we look for it in all the wrong places. This is a novel about longing,desire and dreams; about passion and risk and all the places in between.  Maggie is pregnant with Circus Palmer s child. This may be her last chance,but she craves her freedom.  Pia is Circus s ex-wife,still in love with the fantasy of the man who conjured jazz tunes for her into the night,but who left many years before.  Koko,Circus s daughter,is lost in the maelstrom of teenage years,the confusion of awakening desire and yearning for the father she barely knows.  Peach is a barmaid who just wants someone to see the person she is inside.  Odessa is on the run from a mistake that can t be undone.  And then there s Circus,Circus Palmer,a jazz trumpeter whose moment of glory is fading. Selfish,damaged,scared,perhaps the only person Circus is fooling is himself.  Delivered in a lush orchestration of diverse female voices, Sweet,Soft,Plenty Rhythm  is a provocative and gripping novel about the desire to be loved,and the need to belong.  *****    An exceptional debut ...This story is an example of how love,in all of its polyrhythms,can sometimes sound like song,and other times like noise. And this book is an example of how a great story can become a bass drum,kicking and thumping in your belly far after it s over. A mo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist of the 2023 PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTold in a rich array of voices, this gorgeously written debut explores the myriad syncopations of love and desire.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCeleste Ng, author of \u003cstrong\u003eLittle Fires Everywhere\u003c\/strong\u003e, Beautifully and cleverly written...The novel's tender, sensual, enchanting prose entices you into a world of deep longing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeesha Philyaw, author of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies\u003c\/strong\u003e, Love is messy. Love can make us feel alive. It can also bring us down. Sometimes we look for it in all the wrong places. This is a novel about longing, desire, and dreams; about passion and risk, and all the places in between.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaggie is pregnant with Circus Palmer's child.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis may be her last chance, but she craves her freedom.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePia is Circus's ex-wife, still in love with the fantasy of the man who conjured jazz tunes for her into the night, but who left many years before.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eKoko, Circus's daughter, is lost in the maelstrom of teenage years, the confusion of awakening desire and yearning for the father she barely knows.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeach is a barmaid who just wants someone to see the person she is inside.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOdessa is on the run from a mistake that can't be undone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd then there's Circus, Circus Palmer, a jazz trumpeter whose moment of glory is fading.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelfish, damaged, scared, perhaps the only person Circus is fooling is himself.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivered in a lush orchestration of diverse female voices, \u003cstrong\u003eSweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm\u003c\/strong\u003e is a provocative and gripping novel about the desire to be loved, and the need to belong.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn exceptional debut...This story is an example of how love, in all of its polyrhythms, can sometimes sound like song, and other times like noise.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd this book is an example of how a great story can become a bass drum, kicking and thumping in your belly far after it's over.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA must-read for fans of literary fiction and those who seek to explore the complexities of human relationships.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 578g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 166 x 241 x 37 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780857529442\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LAURA WARRELL","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44105428697338,"sku":"9780857529442","price":12.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1676036957641_book.jpg?v=1676565086","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/sweet-soft-plenty-rhythm-the-powerful-emotional-novel-about-the-temptations-of-dangerous-love-9780857529442","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}