{"product_id":"kingfisher-9781916812352-new","title":"Kingfisher","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The writing is immaculate ... Every line is perfect.\" \u003cb\u003eJack Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A tenderly written meditation on art, love and life that's as much about the search for self as for connection.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e, editor's pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kelly writes the messiness of power dynamics well.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[S]tunning...[Kelly's] vital, fresh debut novel is highly recommended.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRED Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA creative writing academic falls under the spell of his colleague, a lauded author whose life seems to shimmer with a freedom he cannot reach. At home, there is Michael: beautiful, steady, safe. But this wordsmith is something else entirely - she is restless, luminous, untouchable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs his fixation deepens, the boundaries between admiration, desire and possession begin to blur. His Kingfisher - as he thinks of her - draws him further from the life he knows, into a world shaped by art, longing and illusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen illness arrives, closing in on them all, and the tightrope he's been walking starts to sway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKingfisher\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully crafted novel of queer desire and ambition, grief and creativity, and the fine lines between intimacy and obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SARABAND","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52579062350114,"sku":"9781916812352-new","price":16.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9781916812352.jpg?v=1789758416","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/kingfisher-9781916812352-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}