{"product_id":"lili-is-crying","title":"Lili is Crying","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLili is Crying, Hélène Bessette’s debut novel, explores the fraughtness and depth of the troubling relationship between Lili and her mother Charlotte. With a near-mythic quality, Bessette’s stripped-back prose evokes at once the pain of thwarted love – of desire run cold – and the promise of renewal. Lauded by critics on its initial publication in 1953 for its boundary-pushing style, unusual economy of expression, strange humour and sheer vivacity, Lili is Crying announces Bessette’s singular take on the ‘poetic novel’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition marks the very first translation of Bessette’s work into English, by Windham-Campbell Prize-winning author and translator Kate Briggs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: P\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublis\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003ehed: 2025, UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublish\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eer: Fitzcarraldo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781804271674\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Helene Bessette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57022220140875,"sku":null,"price":16.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9781804271674.jpg?v=1776092300","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/lili-is-crying","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}