{"product_id":"you-have-a-friend-in-10a","title":"You Have A Friend In 10a","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBY THE AUTHOR OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND 2022 WOMEN''S FICTION PRIZE-SHORTLISTED \u003ci\u003eGREAT CIRCLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The same chilling brilliance of Daphne du Maurier''s most unsettling short fiction\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHas an innate charm of its own. Beautifully realised'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It''s a rare writer who can create a world as convincingly over a few pages as in a 600-page novel; Shipstead''s fluency in both forms is testament to the skill she modestly casts as a work in progress\u003c\/b\u003e'' Stephanie Merritt, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eMaggie Shipstead combines cinematic scope with a poet''s attention to detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of sparkling award-winning stories from Maggie Shipstead, epic storyteller and astonishing chronicler of the daring and the damaged. Diving into eclectic and vivid settings, from an Olympic village to a deathbed in Paris to a Pacific atoll, and illuminating a cast of unforgettable characters, Shipstead traverses the ordinary and extraordinary with cunning, compassion, and wit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet the silent cowgirl and horse wrangler escaping an ugly home life, only to fall into a decade-long triangle of unrequited love; a male novelist who is just reckoning with his own pretentiousness as his debut novel goes to print; a honeymoon couple''s time in the hills of Romania builds into a moment of shattering tragedy. In the title story, a famous child actress breaks away from a religious cult, as she tells - with brittle candour - her tale of childhood damage and the dark side of fame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExuding both tenderness and bite, Shipstead exposes complicated truths in this dazzling collection sealing her reputation as an astonishingly versatile master of fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e---------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''Shipstead is a writer who can vividly summon whatever she chooses, taking the reader deep inside the world she creates'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eShipstead observes people beautifully'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312403161470,"sku":"NW9781804990995","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781804990995.jpg?v=1778511148","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/you-have-a-friend-in-10a","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}