{"product_id":"medals-and-prizes","title":"Medals And Prizes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedals and Prizes \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together eight of the best stories and novellas by John Metcalf, a virtuosic champion of the short form. Metcalf was born in Carlisle and emigrated to Canada as a young man, where both his innovations as a prose stylist and his talent as an editor are legendary. Until now, he has never been published in Britain. Spanning more than fifty years, and ranging from some of his earliest published stories to the astonishing late-career ‘Medals and Prizes’, the work gathered here shows us a writer whose voice, at every stage, is unmistakeable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntertaining and moving and mischievous, these elegant fictions are a homecoming for a writer ready to assume his rank among Britain’s great short fiction masters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSingles Gents Only\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Children Green and Golden\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Nipples of Venus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGirl in Gingham\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDandelions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMedals and Prizes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCeazar Salad\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKeys and Watercress\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315833807230,"sku":"NW9781911508960","price":11.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781911508960.jpg?v=1778593977","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/medals-and-prizes","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}