{"product_id":"the-god-of-my-art-paperback","title":"The God of My Art - 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\u003eSarah Lane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhere does art come from-and what if the muse isn't a goddess, but a disinterested lover?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe God of My Art\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a coming-of-age story that explores unrequited longing as a driving force behind a young woman's artistic awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelene grows up in a trailer park in northern British Columbia. After being sent to a group home by her stepfather, she runs away to Vancouver. Now a university student, she meets Matthew-a restless, upper-middle-class mountaineer who idolizes Nietzsche and dreams of saving the world through international aid work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in bold, poetic prose, \u003ci\u003eThe God of My Art\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary novel that examines the complicated relationship between romantic obsession and creative expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Lane holds an M.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of British Columbia. Her writing has appeared in numerous literary and academic journals, including \u003ci\u003eThe Antigonish Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoar Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethink equity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWreck Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEducational Insights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCapilano Courier\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQuills: Canadian Poetry Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe God of My Art\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sarah Lane's debut novel is an ambitious exploration of how an artist is born and - perhaps more importantly - how she chooses to follow that path as an adult. Lane's prose style is superb; there is a great deal of keen observation, strong dialogue, and interesting ruminations from a heroine coming of age after a difficult childhood.\" -\u003cb\u003eSandra Hutchison, author of The Awful Mess: A Love Story\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is one of the best books I've read in a very long time. The plot and character development was brilliant and the writing was exquisite, hard when it needed to be and gentle when required, too. The author never took a wrong turn anywhere. I didn't know where the story was going and I didn't care. I was just so caught up in it.\" -\u003cb\u003eMartin Crosbie, author of My Temporary Life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Really takes off during a high and naked moment in a self-made steam hut in the woods.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Many authors succeed in capitalizing on vibrant cities to set their novels, but Sarah Lane's beautiful and simple prose takes this a magical step further. \u003ci\u003eThe God of My Art\u003c\/i\u003e is far more than a collage of Vancouver beaches, streets and towering mountains. The novel's strength lies in the dichotomy of the \"chosen\" and \"outliers\"--the pampered heirs to Shaughnessy fortunes and the soon-to-disappear women of Hastings Street back alleys. Like art, Lane's prose reveals its deepest secrets not in the rays of light, but in the shadows.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Perspectives on Canadian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Be warned: Lane's prose has a tendency to gently lure you into reading the book in one sitting.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ubyssey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Lane is a Canadian author. Her first novel \u003ci\u003eThe God of My Art\u003c\/i\u003e was a quarterfinalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Antigonish Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoar Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQuills: Canadian Poetry Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She has travelled the globe, from Cameroon to Costa Rica to Scotland to Spain. She wrote her first novel while living in France. Now a mom to two young children, she has put down tentative roots in Vancouver, where she's working on a new book: a psychological thriller about a doppelgänger and the madness of salsa dancing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Learn more: \u003cbr\u003e Website: www.sarahlanebooks.com\u003cbr\u003e Facebook: www.facebook.com\/sarahlanebooks\u003cbr\u003e Twitter: www.twitter.com\/sarahlanebooks \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Sign up to be the first to know about Sarah's new releases (copy and paste into address bar): eepurl.com\/Zk4Jj\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50487191404781,"sku":"9780991672301","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/the-god-of-my-art-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}