{"product_id":"9781399602563","title":"Shy Creatures","description":"Author: Clare Chambers\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781399602563\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Shy Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Clare Chambers as one of our most talented writers' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Like entering a modest bungalow and finding yourself in a cathedral' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCroydon, 1964. Art therapist Helen Hansford is working in a psychiatric hospital, where she has been having passionate but precarious affair with her married colleague, the charismatic Dr Gil Rudden.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelen's structured life is upended when William Tapping - a silent, thirty-seven-year-old man with a beard down to his waist - arrives the hospital. As Helen helps William express himself through art, she becomes increasingly entangled in his mysterious past.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by a true story, \u003ci\u003eShy Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e is a life-affirming exploration of loneliness, love and the quiet forces that shape our lives, reminding us that freedom can come in unexpected forms.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful, tender, moving. Clare Chambers is a genius' INDIA KNIGHT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A warm, multi-layered mystery brimming with all the same nostalgia, wit and tenderness as \u003ci\u003eSmall Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003ci\u003ei PAPER\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46449867063454,"sku":"ADS-9781399602563","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781399602563.jpg?v=1769572321","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781399602563","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}