{"product_id":"9781784877163","title":"The Selected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen: Selected and Introduced by Tessa Hadley","description":"Author: Bowen, Elizabeth \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784877163 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK \u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 196mm x 129mm x 20mm \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful paperback edition of Elizabeth Bowen's short stories, selected and introduced by Tessa Hadley.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bowen's stories are novels that have been split open like rocks and reveal the glitter of the naked crystals which have formed them' \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSELECTED AND WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY TESSA HADLEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA girl shares her secret den. A couple stroll through a ruined city. A man walks into a ladies' hat shop. A teacher dreams of killing her pupil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning the 1920s to the post-war years, this new selection brings Elizabeth Bowen's finest short stories together for the first time. Elegant and subtle, they showcase Bowen's ability to evoke ineffable emotions - grief, nostalgia, self-consciousness, dread - and combine remarkable psychological insight with vivid settings, from the countryside of Bowen's native Ireland to the streets of her London home after the Blitz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEncompassing characters from many walks of life and a vast array of moods, these are intricate journeys of domesticity and discovery, of the homely and uncanny, of the mind and body.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45496656593054,"sku":"UBD-9781784877163","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784877163.jpg?v=1748233164","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784877163","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}