{"product_id":"the-wildes-a-novel-in-five-acts-hardcover","title":"The Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouis Bayard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this singularly powerful novel, bestselling author Louis Bayard brings Oscar Wilde's wife Constance and two sons out from the shadows of history and creates a vivid and poignant story of secrets, loss, and love. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wonderfully researched, beautifully crafted, movingly told, \u003ci\u003eThe Wildes\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasure to read.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLess\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLess Is Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Wildes \u003c\/i\u003eis a marvel of tenderness, irony, heartbreak, and reclamation that demonstrates why Bayard is among the most essential--and most entertaining--interrogators of the past.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Anthony Marra, author of \u003ci\u003eMercury Pictures Presents\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Constellation of Vital Phenomena\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In September of 1892, Oscar Wilde and his family have retreated to the idyllic Norfolk countryside for a holiday. His wife, Constance, has every reason to be happy: two beautiful sons, her own work as an advocate for feminist causes, and a delightfully charming and affectionate husband and father to her children, who also happens to be the most sought-after author in England. But with the arrival of an unexpected houseguest, the aristocratic young poet Lord Alfred Douglas, Constance gradually--and then all at once--comes to see that her husband's heart is elsewhere and that the growing intensity between the two men threatens the whole foundation of their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wildes: A Novel in Five Acts\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on the emotional journey of this family, moving from the Italian countryside, where Constance Wilde flees from the aftermath of Oscar's imprisonment for homosexuality, to the trenches of World War I and an underground bar in London's Soho, where Oscar's sons Cyril and Vyvyan must both grapple with their father's legacy. And in a brilliant feat of the imagination, act 5 reunites the entire cast in a surprising, poignant, and tremendously satisfying tableau. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With Louis Bayard's trademark sparkling dialogue and deep insight into the lives and longings of all his characters, \u003ci\u003eThe Wildes\u003c\/i\u003e could almost have been created by Oscar Wilde himself. Lightly told but with hidden depths, it is an entertaining and dramatic story about the human condition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouis Bayard\u003c\/b\u003e is the critically acclaimed bestselling author of nine historical novels, including \u003ci\u003eJackie \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pale Blue Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into the global #1 Netflix release starring Christian Bale. His articles, reviews, and recaps have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52558673936691,"sku":"9781643755304","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GitP7d_W29781643755304.webp?v=1761220470","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-wildes-a-novel-in-five-acts-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}