{"product_id":"man-who-loved-islands","title":"Man Who Loved Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Everyone who met him commented on the arresting power of Lawrence''s bright and sharp blue eyes, and the beard he later grew would be as red as a fox''s brush, but it was not his appearance that Ford was describing. It was his menace'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrances Wilson, from her Introduction to \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Loves Islands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e------------------------------------------------\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Loved Islands\u003c\/i\u003e presents Lawrence''s skilled, intimate and lively portraits of humanity. In the title story a man buys a ninety-nine year lease on an island and finds himself cast off in its timeless world; in ''The Last Laugh'' a couple are confronted with uncanny spectral visions, and an eerie faceless laugh; in ''The Fox'' two women maintaining a farm feel the dark shadows of war, and a cunning creature threatens to destroy their livelihood. The stories in this collection are about what the characters know and do not know - about themselves, one another, and the circumambient universe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315144532350,"sku":"NW9781529412567","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529412567.jpg?v=1778699638","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/man-who-loved-islands","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}