{"product_id":"love-and-other-thought-experiments","title":"Love and Other Thought Experiments","description":"\u003cp\u003eSophie Ward (author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLonglisted for the Booker Prize 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLonglisted for the Desmond Eliot Prize 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLonglisted for the Polari Prize 2021\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing on BBC 2's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBetween the Covers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sophie Ward is a dazzling talent who writes like a modern-day F Scott Fitzgerald' Elizabeth Day, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHow To Fail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'An act of such breath-taking imagination, daring and detail that the journey we are on is believable and the debate in the mind non-stop. There are elements of Doris Lessing in the writing - a huge emerging talent here' Fiona Shaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A towering literary achievement'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRuth Hogan, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Keeper of Lost Things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRachel and Eliza are planning their future together. One night in bed Rachel wakes up terrified and tells Eliza that an ant has crawled into her eye and is stuck there. Rachel is certain; Eliza, a scientist, is sceptical. Suddenly their entire relationship is called into question. What follows is a uniquely imaginative sequence of interlinked stories ranging across time, place and perspective to form a sparkling philosophical tale of love, lost and found across the universe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-fixed-left-grid-col a-col-right\" style=\"padding-left: 0%; float: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-base a-spacing-top-medium a-grid-vertical-align a-grid-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-cardui-deck\" name=\"a-cardui-deck-autoname-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-cardui _about-the-author-card_carouselItemStyles_expander__3Fm-M\" name=\"a-cardui-deck-autoname-0-card0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-cardui-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-reactive-container a-reactive-container-transition\" style=\"height: 40px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-cardui-content a-cardui-uninitialized _about-the-author-card_carouselItemStyles_peekableContent__hWM3i\" style=\"max-height: 80px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSophie Ward is an actor and writer from North London. Her first novel, Love and Other Thought Experiments, was published in 2020. Her second novel, The Schoolhouse, was published in 2022. Her third novel, Our Better Natures will be published in February 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-reactive-container-gradient\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eCorsair\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication  ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2020\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e272 pages\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN: ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9781472154606\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59874336145792,"sku":"9781472154606","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/LoveandOtherThoughtExperiements.jpg?v=1789294122","url":"https:\/\/rudolfsteinerbookshop.co.uk\/products\/love-and-other-thought-experiments","provider":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}