{"product_id":"the-light-that-failed","title":"Světlo, které zhaslo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the work that gives your life meaning cannot win you the love you want?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDick Heldar grows from a lonely orphan in Southsea into a painter of war scenes. His work takes him through the burning sands of the Sudan and into London's crowded studios. Success brings commissions and a reputation, but his deepest ambition remains tied to Maisie, the girl he grows up beside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaisie has ambitions of her own. She wants to become a real painter and refuses to be turned aside. As Dick pursues her love, his friendship with the war correspondent Torpenhow offers a steadier bond. In The Light That Failed, Rudyard Kipling brings art, war, and longing into a hard question: what do we owe our work, and those we love?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn artist's fierce ambition\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Dick as his gift for painting war brings success without answering his deepest longing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA woman with purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Maisie, whose stubborn commitment to painting makes her more than the object of Dick's love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFriendship that holds steady\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find warmth in Torpenhow's calm humor and the untidy London rooms he shares with Dick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA world in motion\u003c\/strong\u003e – Move from an English seaside childhood to army campaigns, London studios, and Paris art schools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSharp scenes, hard questions\u003c\/strong\u003e – Kipling's quick pace and sharp dialogue give ambition and unreturned love a lasting sting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy hard-edged Victorian fiction, artists absorbed in their work, and stories of male friendship and war rather than gentle romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet Dick where his story begins, on England's south coast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534747140444,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/11813_en_ebook-front_c11.jpg?v=1792175168","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/cs\/products\/the-light-that-failed","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}