{"product_id":"sugar-and-other-stories-9780099599319","title":"Sugar And Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt should come as no surprise that short stories by the author of the magical \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e are populated by erudite paranoiacs, witches, changelings, and the ghost of a dead child. A S Byatt''s short fictions explore the fragile ties between generations, the dizzying abyss of loss and the elaborate memories we construct against it, resulting in a book that compels us to inhabit other lives and returns us to our own with new knowledge, compassion, and a sense of  wonder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuperbly observed...spare, concise and clever in the best sense...do not miss this collection -- Robin Lane Fox * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating mixed bag, unified by the dignified, restrained strenuousness with which their subjects attempt to piece together a life -- William Henry Holmes * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eThese stories are the product of a distinctive and powerful imagination...superbly satisfying -- Caroline Moore * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully crafted, supple and compassionate * Irish Times *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742116905303,"sku":"9780099599319","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099599319.jpg?v=1758380570","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sugar-and-other-stories-9780099599319","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}