{"product_id":"bitter-sweet-hardcover","title":"Bitter Sweet - Hardcover","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\u003eHattie Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young book publicist finds herself in an all-consuming workplace affair with her literary idol in this \"very impressive debut\" (Chris Whitaker, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e All the Colors of the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Beautifully crafted, with aftershocks of conscience that will leave you processing for hours with others who've read it.\"--Jodi Picoult, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBy Any Other Name\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSometimes the things you love most are the very things that can tear you apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie is twenty-three, single and the new publicity assistant at London's preeminent independent book publishing house. Richard Aveling is fifty-six, married and the author who has defined his generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie has long idolized the charming, illustrious writer, who also represents a link to her late mother who loved his work. But as they embark on an illicit and all-consuming affair, Charlie is forced to hide the relationship from everyone she cares about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToo soon, she can't imagine her life without Richard, and too late, she understands that losing him will unravel more than just their relationship--it might also unravel \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTender and poignant, \u003ci\u003eBitter Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate exploration of power, of vulnerability, of what it means to love another person and what it means to love yourself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHattie Williams \u003c\/b\u003ebegan pursuing a music career in her teens and toured Europe extensively, making three studio albums and working as a composer before finding her way to book publishing (quite by accident). She spent the next twelve years working with some of the biggest authors in the world, and she is the former producer of the Iceland Noir Literary Festival, which takes place in Reykjavík every November. Williams continues to feed her creativity through her writing from her home in East London, where she lives with her partner and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9.51 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43479212032135,"sku":"9780593874202","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/mQ-W5Z8hBw9780593874202.webp?v=1763290367","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/bitter-sweet-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}