{"product_id":"an-account-of-the-decline-of-the-great-auk-according-to-one-who-saw-it-9781473652040","title":"An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA startling collection of stories from a debut British writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreengrass is undoubtedly that rare thing, a genuinely new and assured voice in prose\u003c\/b\u003e. Her work is precise, properly moving, quirky and heartfelt * AL Kennedy *\u003cbr\u003eA number of the individual story titles are \u003cb\u003efantastic\u003c\/b\u003e, too. I must also mention that this volume has been beautifully produced and is one of the first offerings from JM Originals, a new list by John Murray . . . \u003cb\u003eYou'll want to keep an eye out for others in the series\u003c\/b\u003e * Bookbag *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the first books to come from the John Murray Originals imprint (the cover is stunning) which I want to read for the title, and title story, alone * Savidge Reads *\u003cbr\u003eThe stories in this impressive and unusual debut collection chronicle the lives of the lonely and estranged . . . \u003cb\u003ea highly original collection from a distinctive new voice in fiction\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e[An] accomplished debut collection . . . She has a Mantel-esque way with metaphor, in which clarity of the image illuminates plot and theme . . . \u003cb\u003ethis talented writer has all the resources to break out of her comfort zone\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe stories in Jessie Greengrass' debut work would be auspicious even without its singular title . . . Greengrass's scope is ambitious, and at times self-consciously sedulous, compensated for by admirable technical skill, and an exhilarating sense of the unknown . . . \u003cb\u003eThe majority of the collection soars. Greengrass's language can switch from elegant and frosty to richly sensual . . . sheer range and conspicuous talent\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003estriking\u003c\/b\u003e debut from a British writer with a distinctive philosophical imagination, a precise prose style and an interest in varieties of extinction and survival * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e[A] striking first collection * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ecollection suffused with isolation and memory but, and critically, \u003cb\u003ea collection that is wrought by a brilliant and original stylist,\u003c\/b\u003e not something I thought I would have the pleasure of admitting anytime soon... \u003ci\u003eAn Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eOne Who Saw It\u003c\/i\u003e, is published under a new list by John Murray (Byron's publisher), JM Originals, for fresh and distinctive writing. \u003cb\u003eWhoever saved \u003ci\u003eAn Account of the Decline\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It \u003c\/i\u003efrom the slush pile,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eshould be knighted in the New Year's honours list\u003c\/b\u003e * Echo *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElegant, learned and melancholic\u003c\/b\u003e * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eRestraint and a formal writing style, by a philosophy graduate from Cambridge University, give a tone of melancholy to this \u003cb\u003espectacularly accomplished\u003c\/b\u003e, chilly debut collection of short stories about thwarted lives and opportunities missed. The strongest are also the most ordinary * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighly original and beautifully controlled\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084008759639,"sku":"9781473652040","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473652040.jpg?v=1725550750","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-account-of-the-decline-of-the-great-auk-according-to-one-who-saw-it-9781473652040","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}