{"product_id":"the-transit-of-venus-paperback","title":"The Transit of Venus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShirley Hazzard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLauren Groff\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling literary masterpiece of Shirley Hazzard--the story of two beautiful orphan sisters whose fates are as moving and wonderful, and yet as predestined, as the transits of the planets themselves\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConsidered \"one of the great English-language novels of the twentieth century\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Transit of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e follows Caroline and Grace Bell as they leave Australia to begin a new life in post-war England. From Sydney to London, New York, and Stockholm, and from the 1950s to the 1980s, the two sisters experience seduction and abandonment, marriage and widowhood, love and betrayal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith exquisite, breathtaking prose, Australian novelist Shirley Hazzard tells the story of the displacements and absurdities of modern life. The result is at once an intricately plotted Greek tragedy, a sweeping family saga, and a desperate love story.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirley Hazzard \u003c\/b\u003e(1931-2016) was born in Australia but traveled the world during her early years, a result of her parents' diplomatic postings. In 1947, at the age of sixteen, she was hired by British intelligence to monitor the civil war in China. In 1963, she married the writer Francis Steegmuller, who died in 1994. Hazzard wrote several novels, two of which were National Book Award finalists: \u003ci\u003eThe Bay of Noon\u003c\/i\u003e (1971) and \u003ci\u003eThe Transit of Venus\u003c\/i\u003e (1981). She is also the author of two collections of short stories and several works of nonfiction, including the memoir \u003ci\u003eGreene on Capri\u003c\/i\u003e. Hazzard's final novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2003 National Book Award for Fiction and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Groff \u003c\/b\u003e(introduction) is the award-winning author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Monsters of Templeton\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArcadia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFates and Furies\u003c\/i\u003e, and the two short story collections \u003ci\u003eFlorida\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDelicate Edible Birds\u003c\/i\u003e. She was named one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's 2017 Best Young American Novelists. She lives in Gainesville, Florida, with her husband and sons.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44317116858470,"sku":"9780143135654","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZzZXeVdSZWkyTDdSTzRJT3pvRlhndz09.webp?v=1768013442","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-transit-of-venus-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}