{"product_id":"9781474620406","title":"Two Serious Ladies","description":"Author: Jane Bowles\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781474620406\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Mar 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'My favourite book. I can't think of a modern novel that seems more likely to become a classic' \u003cb\u003eTennessee Williams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The book I give as a gift . . . It feels like giving someone an exotic fruit' \u003cb\u003eSheila Heti\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A modern legend . . . A very funny writer' \u003cb\u003eTruman Capote\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Profoundly witty, genuinely unusual in its apprehensions, and bracingly, humanely true' \u003cb\u003eClaire Messud\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eI am going on a trip. Wait until I tell you about it. it's terrible.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiss Goering, an eccentric, impulsive New York heiress, resides in her house and tries not to be unhappy.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMrs Copperfield, an anxious, dutiful married woman, has a great fear of drowning, of lifts, of intruders in the night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo serious ladies, nothing is natural for them and anything is possible.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Mrs Copperfield - a trip to Panama, where she abandons her husband for love of a local prostitute. For Miss Goering - a move to a squalid little house on an island and a series of sordid encounters with strangers. Both go to pieces -and both realise this is something they've wanted to do for years.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an introduction by Naoise Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA W\u0026amp;N Essential\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717739761822,"sku":"ADS-9781474620406","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781474620406.jpg?v=1776129218","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781474620406","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}