{"product_id":"good-women","title":"Good Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stevenson, Jane\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e VINTAGE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 02-11-2006\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description      \u003cbr\u003e\nJane Stevenson arrived on the British literary scene with a book called Several Deceptions. A collection of four novellas, it was unashamedly erudite, marvellously witty and just a little bit cruel. It revived a neglected form quite brilliantly.Now, after four acclaimed novels, she returns with another sparkling novella collection. In 'Light My Fire' a passionate relationship cannot withstand a clash of tastes and an ancient Aga; a housewife's life is transformed when she starts to see angels in 'Walking with Angels'; and 'Garden Guerillas' follows a widow plotting an elaborate horticultural revenge on her daughter-in-law. Despite being framed by domesticity, these stories are wickedly potent and each has a string in its tale.\u003cbr\u003e\n      Review      \u003cbr\u003e\nStevenson is such a fine writer: sinewy and erudite, dark and funny... I loved this book and if it doesn't find its way into an awful lot of suitcases this summer, there is no justice -- Rachel Cooke ―\u003cbr\u003e\nObserver\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJane Stevenson writes with easy and erudite fluency, perceptive candour and scalpel-like precision. Her characters are sexy, articulate and persuasive ―\u003cbr\u003e\nIndependent on Sunday\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt around 70 pages a pop, a Stevenson novella is the perfect literary form for our attention-deficient era: short enough to span a couple of journeys into work or a pair of bedtimes, yet as satisfying emotionally as many fictions five times the length, and with a tension and humour nourished by their concision. Elegant and cool, Stevenson's prose remains a wonderful thing, as efficient and unobtrusive as glass ―\u003cbr\u003e\nIndependent\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUtterly beguiling novellas...this is literary fiction as pure entertainment ―\u003cbr\u003e\nDaily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAcutely observed, funny and warm ―\u003cbr\u003e\nScotland on Sunday\u003cbr\u003e\n      About the Author      \u003cbr\u003e\nJane Stevenson is the author of a collection of novellas,\u003cbr\u003e\nSeveral Deceptions, and four novels,\u003cbr\u003e\n London Bridges,\u003cbr\u003e\nAstraea,\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Pretender and\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Empress of the Last Days. She is reader in English at the University of Aberdeen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780099472155\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.6 x 5.0 x 0.6 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VINTAGE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50105400197424,"sku":"Trans_9780099472155","price":525.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/61RrA6k1S3L.jpg?v=1756731346","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/good-women","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}