{"product_id":"the-newton-letter-1567928498","title":"The Newton Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1567928498\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banville, John\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful.-The New York Times, Notable Book of the YearAn unforgettably elegant tale of obsession and the fragile line between reason and desire.In this compact literary gem, an historian retreats to a quiet cottage in rural Ireland to complete a biography of Isaac Newton. Why, he must unravel, did Newton suffer a mental collapse in 1693, and why did he write such a strange letter to his friend John Locke-hinting at a personal and philosophical crisis?But as the summer days drift by, work is stalled as he becomes obsessed with the lives of the people around him-stranded Charlotte; doomed, drunken Edward; mysterious Ottilie. The more he tries to decipher the mysterious web of their lives-even while trying to decipher the central mystery of Newtons-he becomes undone by the murky, unmeasurable forces of the human heart.Banvilles prose is lyrical and precise, and The Newton Letter is both a meditation on genius and a portrait of quiet unraveling. A must-read for fans of psychological fiction and literary elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52178066899232,"sku":"NEW1567928498","price":18.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71EGvxpDnML.jpg?v=1786485099","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-newton-letter-1567928498","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}