{"product_id":"9780241978535","title":"The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Lively, Penelope \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/05\/2017,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 208 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241978535,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Lively remains a sublime storyteller' Guardian on How It All Began'More stylish than many writers half her age . . . Lively knows a thing of two about storytelling.' The Times on How It All Began  A dream house that is hiding something sinister; two women having lunch who share a husband; an old woman doing her weekly supermarket shop with a secret past that no one could guess; a couple who don't know each other at all even after fifteen years together; and, in the story from which this collection takes its name, a bird and a servant girl in ancient Pompeii who cannot converse, but share a perfect understanding. In this new and varied collection of short stories, Penelope Lively shows that she remains a master of her craft, and one of our finest English writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697937088556,"sku":"9780241978535","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780241978535.jpg?v=1722607972","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780241978535","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}