{"product_id":"9780143133049","title":"The Sadness of Beautiful Things","description":"Author: Booy, Simon Van\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143133049\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Group USA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Dec 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exquisite new collection of short stories from award winning author Simon Van Booy, exploring love, loss, human connection, and the chance encounters that shape our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exquisite new collection of short stories from award-winning author Simon Van Booy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past decade, Simon Van Booy has been listening to people's stories. With these personal accounts as a starting point, he has crafted a powerful collection of short fiction that takes readers into the innermost lives of everyday people. From a family saved from ruin by a mysterious benefactor, to a downtrodden boxer who shows unexpected kindness to a mugger, these masterfully written tales reveal not only the precarious balance maintained between grief and happiness in our lives, but also how the echoes of personal tragedy can shape us for the better. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Van Booy's stories are somehow like paintings the characters walk out of, and keep walking.\"-\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Simon Van Booy knows a great deal about the complex longings of the human heart.\" --Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Good Scent from a Strange Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47953429528734,"sku":"ING-9780143133049","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143133049.jpg?v=1783558384","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143133049","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}