{"product_id":"what-i-loved","title":"What I Loved","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"No image is wasted, no sentence superfluous in creating a novel that teems with ideas, emotions. . . . Hustvedt's novel is a quietly astounding work of fiction that defies categorization.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSiri Hustvedt's \u003ci\u003eWhat I Loved \u003c\/i\u003ebegins in New York in 1975, when art historian Leo Hertzberg discovers an extraordinary painting by an unknown artist in a SoHo gallery. He buys the work; tracks down the artist, Bill Wechsler; and the two men embark on a life-long friendship. Leo's story, which spans twenty-five years, follows the growing involvement between his family and Bill's--an intricate constellation of attachments that includes the two men, their wives, Erica and Violet, and their sons, Matthew and Mark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe families live in the same New York apartment building, rent a house together in the summers and keep up a lively exchange of ideas about life and art, but the bonds between them are tested, first by sudden tragedy, and then by a monstrous duplicity that slowly comes to the surface. A beautifully written novel that combines the intimacy of a family saga with the suspense of a thriller, \u003ci\u003eWhat I Loved \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply moving story about art, love, loss, and betrayal.","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48004139876541,"sku":"BS-TC0-421199","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780312421199-HD.jpg?v=1786908944","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/what-i-loved","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}