{"product_id":"theory-practice","title":"Theory \u0026 Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's 1986, and 'beautiful, radical ideas' are in the air.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA young woman arrives in Melbourne to research the novels of Virginia Woolf. In bohemian St Kilda, she meets artists, activists, students - and Kit. He claims to be in a 'deconstructed' relationship, and they become lovers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeanwhile, a dismaying discovery throws her work on 'the Woolfmother' into disarray. Theory \u0026amp; Practice is a mesmerising account of desire and jealousy, truth and shame. It makes and unmakes fiction as we read, expanding our notion of what a novel can contain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichelle de Kretser, one of Australia's most celebrated writers, bends fiction, essay and memoir into exhilarating new shapes to uncover what happens when life smashes through the boundaries of art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michelle de Kretser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57428145734019,"sku":"9781914502187","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/theory_practice.png?v=1771856000","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.com\/products\/theory-practice","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}