{"product_id":"the-hidden-machinery-essays-on-writing-9781941040683","title":"The Hidden Machinery: Essays on Writing","description":"\u003cb\u003eA masterclass for those who love reading literature and for those who aspire to write it \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Read everything that is good for the good of your soul. Then learn to read as a writer, to search out that hidden machinery, which it is the business of art to conceal and the business of the apprentice to comprehend.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Machinery\u003c\/i\u003e, critically acclaimed and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Margot Livesey offers a masterclass for those who love reading literature and for those who aspire to write it. Through close readings, arguments about craft, and personal essay, Livesey delves into the inner workings of fiction and considers how our stories and novels benefit from paying close attention to both great works of literature and to our own individual experiences. Her essays range in subject matter from navigating the shoals of research to creating characters that walk off the page, from how Flaubert came to write his first novel to how Jane Austen subverted romance in her last one. As much at home on your nightstand as it is in the classroom, \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Machinery\u003c\/i\u003e will become a book readers and writers return to over and over again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margot Livesey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tin House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 4.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941040683","brand":"Tin House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47907219243145,"sku":"9781941040683","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_dcc2856b-64af-42b5-a91b-adaf9bb8af62.jpg?v=1785885498","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-hidden-machinery-essays-on-writing-9781941040683","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}