{"product_id":"9781918107005","title":"I Am You : A Sunday Times Pick of the Month","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Victoria Redel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eRomance\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 March 2026 by Firefinch Publishing in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e241 x 165 x 31 | 518g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mesmerising 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 painter Maria van Oosterwijck during the Dutch Golden Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Spellbinding, wonderfully atmospheric, and impossible to forget' Sarah Jessica Parker'With echoes of Yael van der Wouden’s The Safekeep, I am You is earthy and fleshy and pulsates with suppressed emotions of rage, envy and desire.' Elizabeth FremantleAt eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel family. When their daughter Maria sees through Gerta’s ruse, she insists 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, until the secrets they keep threaten to unravel everything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56591975645570,"sku":"9781918107005","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781918107005.jpg?v=1777275896","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9781918107005","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}