{"product_id":"good-things-i-wish-you-a-novel-isbn-9780061239953","title":"Good Things I Wish You: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A lyrical, haunting exploration of loves past and present. Witty, sprightly, surprising, this deeply original and utterly captivating new novel … beguiles the senses and dazzles the heart. A beautiful book.” —Diana Abu-Jaber \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As the parallels between the two relationships multiply, the novel catches fire. . . . Ansay is a gifted and sure-handed storyteller.” —\u003cem\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eVinegar Hill\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMidnight Champagne\u003c\/em\u003e comes a beautifully written story of two summer romances—one of a brilliant pianist, one of a struggling novelist—separated in time by nearly two centuries. If you enjoy the novels of Ann Patchett (\u003cem\u003eBel Canto\u003c\/em\u003e), Claire Messud (\u003cem\u003eThe Emperor's Children\u003c\/em\u003e), and Lionel Shriver (\u003cem\u003eWe Need to Talk About Kevin\u003c\/em\u003e), you’ll find much to love in A. Manette Ansay’s stunningly original \u003cem\u003eGood Things I Wish You\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eVinegar Hill\u003c\/em\u003e returns with a story of two unlikely romances—one historical, the other modern-day—separated by thousands of miles and well over a century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBattling feelings of loss and apathy in the wake of a painful divorce, novelist Jeanette struggles to complete a book about the long-term relationship between Clara Schumann, a celebrated pianist and the wife of the composer Robert Schumann, and her husband's protégé, the handsome young composer Johannes Brahms. Although this legendary love triangle has been studied exhaustively, Jeanette—herself a gifted pianist—wonders about the enduring nature of Clara and Johannes's lifelong attachment. Were they just \"best friends,\" as both steadfastly claimed? Or was the relationship complicated by desires that may or may not have been consummated? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a chance encounter, Jeanette meets Hart, a mysterious, worldly entrepreneur who is a native of Clara's birthplace, Leipzig, Germany. Hart's casual help with translations quickly blossoms into something more. \u003cem\u003eThere are things about men and women, he insists, that do not change.\u003c\/em\u003e The two embark on a whirlwind emotional journey that leads Jeanette across Germany and Switzerland to a crossroads similar to that faced by Clara Schumann—also a mother, also an artist—more than a century earlier. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by photographs, sketches, and notes from past and present, A. Manette Ansay's original blend of fiction and history captures the timeless nature of love and friendship between women and men. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A poignant and arresting duet of the historic and the contemporary. . . . Ansay sprinkles bits of letters, photographs and drawings throughout the novel, a deft touch that adds to the book’s evocative moods of past and present.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this pleasure of a book, two love stories are entwined. . . . Photos, scraps from letters and diaries, make this book a fascination. The questions posed by Hart and Jeannette are timeless, as Ansay has them debate the true nature of the Clara-Johannes relationship.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal-Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“GOOD THINGS I WISH YOU leaves no variation unexplored, and its delicate melody lingers after the final page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Ansay] successfully tries her hand at metafiction in her latest novel, a poignant and arresting duet of the historic and the contemporary. . . . Ansay sprinkles bits of letters, photographs, and drawings throughout the novel, a deft touch that adds to the book’s evocative moods of past and present. . . . The remarkable thing about \u003ci\u003eGood Things I Wish You\u003c\/i\u003e is its ability to mine those feelings and emerge shining with life’s possibilities.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ansay is an adventurous writer whose work evades easy categorization. . . . A meditation on art and love in the European mode. . . .  As the parallels between the two relationships multiply, the novel catches fire. . . . She is a gifted and sure-handed storyteller. She sets out to discover whether men and women can be friends, whether friendship can survive passion, and with great tact and skill she shows us the complicated answer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A meditation on art and love in the European mode. . . .  [Ansay] is a gifted and sure-handed storyteller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ansay’s novel addresses the important question of what role art plays in life. . . . The photos convey a more intimate account of history, as if the reader were flipping through a personal scrapbook belonging to Clara’s or Robert’s descendants.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intriguingly accompanied by reproductions of Schumann-Brahms ephemera, Ansay’s inventive exploration of this eternal romantic conundrum is equally paradoxical in its execution. Spare yet sumptuous, precise yet lavish, Ansay nimbly sifts historical fact through an admittedly autobiographical filter to deliver a richly textured study.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eThe French Lieutenant’s Woman, Good Things I Wish You\u003c\/i\u003e employs a rich and daring metafictional spin on one of the great romances in history to investigate passion and love—and what doesn’t change between women and men. Manette Ansay takes great risks to deliver great rewards.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStewart O'Nan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGood Things I Wish You\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical, haunting exploration of loves past and present. Witty, sprightly, surprising, this deeply original and utterly captivating new novel by A. Manette Ansay beguiles the senses and dazzles the heart. 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