{"product_id":"the-loveartist-a-novel","title":"The Love-Artist: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy was Ovid  the most popular poet of his day  banished from Rome? Why do only two lines survive of his play Medea  reputedly his most passionate  most accomplished work? Between the known details of Ovids life and these enigmas  Jane Alison has created a haunting drama of psychological manipulation  and an ingenious meditation on love  art and immortality. When Ovid encounters a woman who embodies the fictitious creations of his soon-to-be published Metamorphoses  he is enchanted  obsessed  and inspired. Part healer  part witch  she seems to be myth come to life  and Ovid lures her away from her home by the Black Sea to Rome. But the inexorable pull of ambition leads him to make a Faustian bargain with fate that will betray his newfound muse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985050660917,"sku":"ByrdShop_0312420064","price":59.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312420062.jpg?v=1770844460","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-loveartist-a-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}