{"product_id":"blue-postcards-paperback","title":"Blue Postcards - 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\u003eDouglas Bruton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce there was a street in Paris and it was called the Street of Tailors. This was years back, in the blue mists of memory.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow it's the 1950s and Henri is the last tailor on the street. With meticulous precision he takes the measurements of men and notes them down in his leather-bound ledger. He draws on the cloth with a blue chalk, cuts the pieces and sews them together. When the suit is done, Henri adds a finishing touch: a blue Tekhelet thread hidden in the trousers somewhere, for luck. One day, the renowned French artist Yves Klein walks into the shop, and orders a suit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Paris, this atmospheric tale delicately intertwines three connected narratives and timelines, interspersed with observations of the colour blue. It is a meditation on truth and lies, memory and time and thought. It is a leap of the imagination, a leap into the void.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Bruton has been published in various publications including \u003ci\u003eNorthwords Now\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Writing Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAestetica\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e. His short stories have won competitions including Fish and The Neil Gunn Prize and he has had two novels published, \u003ci\u003eThe Chess Piece Magician\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMrs Winchester's Gun Club\u003c\/i\u003e. His novella \u003ci\u003eBlue Postcards\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Fairlight Books in 2021, and was longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 7.11 x 4.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50484107509997,"sku":"9781912054770","price":15.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/blue-postcards-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}