num_pages: 234
description: A poignant and witty novel explores the delicate and wavering characteristics of the human heart as Nicola returns from purchasing cigarettes only to find that her lover Jonathan has changed into a different man--one who is strong and gorgeous and who no longer belongs to her.
language: English
title: The Essence of the Thing
titlecomplete: The Essence of the Thing
genres: Contemporary, Novels, Literary Fiction, Chick Lit, British Literature, Adult, Romance, Collections, Fiction, Australia
ratings_count: 972
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Booker Prize
publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub