{"product_id":"all-the-beauty-in-the-world-paperback","title":"All the Beauty in the World (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**THE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e ART BOOK OF THE YEAR**\u003cbr\u003e**A \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2023**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revelatory portrait of a great museum and the moving story of one guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Who would have thought that the outstanding art book of you would have been written not by a curator or an art historian or even an artist - but by a museum guard?' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Patrick's older brother dies at twenty-six, all he wants is to retreat. So, he does. He quits his job and seeks refuge in the most beautiful place he can think of: New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Beauty in the World\u003c\/i\u003e recounts Patrick's time as a museum guard, keeping quiet vigil over some of our greatest treasures and uncovering the Met's innermost secrets. As his connection to the art and the life that swirls around it grows, so does Patrick - and gradually he emerges transformed by heartbreak, community and the power of art to illuminate life in all its pain, pleasure and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As luminous as the old masters paintings' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Consoling and beautiful' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Marvellous' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful tale about beauty. It is also a tale about grief, balancing solitude and comradeship, and finding joy in both the exalted and the mundane' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Bringley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44510025744562,"sku":"9781529924596","price":345.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/415913_6672301b6e7078.43396625_9781529924596.jpg?v=1719477003","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/all-the-beauty-in-the-world-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}