{"product_id":"i-am-you","title":"I Am You","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis “lush, sexy, absorbing novel” of historical fiction “brings to life two artists who are inextricably linked in passion and competition” (Melissa Febos, bestselling author of Girlhood)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA “captivating” lesbian romance set in the “wonderfully atmospheric” art world of 1600s Amsterdam (Sarah Jessica Parker, SJP Lit)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel Dutch family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter Maria sees through Gerta’s ruse, she insists that Gerta accompany her to Amsterdam and help her enter the elite, male-dominated art world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Maria rises in the ranks of society as a painting prodigy, Gerta makes herself invaluable in every way: confidante, muse, lover. But as Gerta steps into her own talents, their relationship fractures into a complex web of obsession and rivalry—and the secrets they keep threaten to unravel everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mesmerizing historical novel, I Am You is a meditation on gender, an ode to artistic creation, and an unforgettable love story that reimagines the life of renowned still life painter Maria van Oosterwijck during the Dutch Golden Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A stunning accomplishment.” —Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Day and The Hours\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] transporting epic of making art and love.” —Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SJP Lit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48155686961378,"sku":"9781638934745","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/3045\/3474\/files\/9781638934745.jpg?v=1786030591","url":"https:\/\/www.talkinganimalsbooks.com\/products\/i-am-you","provider":"Talking Animals Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}