{"product_id":"caracole-by-edmund-white-copy","title":"'Caracole' by Edmund White","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-699d2b84-65d0-83a1-b478-e874c81c3d36-38\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-106\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b6385052-b83b-42ad-91b9-09a5807f963b\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"78\"\u003eA fevered, baroque, deliberately excessive novel.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"414\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"90\"\u003eCaracole\u003c\/em\u003e follows Gabriel, a young man drifting through 19th-century Europe, seducing and being seduced, narrating his own mythology as he goes. The setting feels historical but the voice feels modern. The books is fuelled by its own appetite, mostly sexual, aesthetic, emotional. White leans into this to ornament the prose so it becomes an object that's as decadent as well as cruel. A Cruella De Vil of sorts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"786\"\u003eFor readers interested in queer historical fiction that refuses respectability, that prefers excess to apology. A novel that swirls rather than walks — appropriately titled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"844\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHardcover first edition. Very good condition all round with some minor toning on the edges of pages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44555814961235,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext_38.png?v=1777608544","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/caracole-by-edmund-white-copy","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}