{"product_id":"i-am-you-by-victoria-redel","title":"I Am You by Victoria Redel","description":"\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\n\u003cp\u003e\"Spellbinding, wonderfully atmospheric, and impossible to forget\" Sarah Jessica Parker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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 Fremantle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eFormat:Hardback 320 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Firefinch Publishing\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Firefinch Publishing\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781918107005\u003cbr\u003ePublished:26 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Romance, Historical fiction, Feminism \u0026amp; feminist theory, Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian studies\u003cbr\u003eWeight:518g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:241 x 165 x 31 (mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63918197703005,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781918107005.jpg?v=1773924461","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/i-am-you-by-victoria-redel","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}