{"product_id":"the-art-in-my-palm-hardcover","title":"The Art in My Palm - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuke Icarus Simon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuarter-Finalist, General Fiction, 2025 BookLife Prize by Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted, The Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Prize, 2026, United Kingdom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist-Debut Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e, The Art In My Palm, \u003cstrong\u003e 2025 Literary Global Book Awards USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist-LGBTQ Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e, The Art In My Palm, \u003cstrong\u003e 2025 Literary Global Book Awards USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by true events and his own life, Luke Icarus Simon delivers a haunting and poetic story of survival, identity, and the transformative power of art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the 51st anniversary of Cyprus's forced partition is marked in 2025, this timely and evocative novel sheds light on a legacy of colonisation, war, and resilience. Set in the late 1960s and 1970s between Nicosia and Sydney, The Art In My Palm is a searing, contemporary Greek tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemosthenes likes jumping from the rooftop stairs of his family's stately home in Old Nicosia believing he can fly across the sea to the Middle East to visit his father. Excelling at school, he's curious to find out why his island has been passed around by colonisers for 11,000 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA powerful debut novel about exile, resilience, and the enduring hope of a boy determined to rise above devastation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46156261818554,"sku":"9781763891500","price":38.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/5727\/8650\/files\/1ryWWa54HP9781763891500.webp?v=1783999130","url":"https:\/\/thebookloversatlas.com\/products\/the-art-in-my-palm-hardcover","provider":"The Book Lover's Atlas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}