{"product_id":"theft-a-love-story-peter-carey","title":"Theft: A Love Story - Peter Carey","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"260\"\u003eTitle: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTheft: A Love Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"90\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePeter Carey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"135\" data-end=\"138\"\u003ePublisher: Knopf \/ Random House Australia\u003cbr data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"182\"\u003eFormat: Hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"219\"\u003eFirst Edition, 2006\u003cbr data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"241\"\u003eISBN: 9781740512565\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"433\"\u003eCondition: Very good second-hand condition. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear and minor rubbing to edges and corners. Binding remains firm and pages are clean throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"933\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTheft: A Love Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a sharp, darkly comic literary novel about art, fraud, obsession, and family loyalty. The story follows Michael “Butcher” Boone, a once-celebrated Australian painter whose career and reputation have collapsed after scandal and divorce. Living in near-isolation with his eccentric and fiercely protective brother Hugh, Butcher is drawn into the orbit of a glamorous art dealer and a mysterious international art world that promises redemption — and disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"1296\"\u003eTold through alternating voices, including Hugh’s distinctive and often hilarious narration, the novel blends crime story, satire, and emotional drama into a meditation on authenticity, artistic value, and deception. Carey explores the absurdities of the contemporary art market while also creating an intimate portrait of damaged but deeply connected siblings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49116152365279,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_5912_0cd1d571-d059-4288-9344-5404460716be.jpg?v=1778242473","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/theft-a-love-story-peter-carey","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}