{"product_id":"9780349006666","title":"The Birds And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Du Maurier, Daphne \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/10\/2015,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780349006666,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew ...'  A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film.  The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.  The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verita' promises immortality, but at a terrible price;  a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree;  a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd ...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697770233900,"sku":"9780349006666","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780349006666.jpg?v=1722603091","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780349006666","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}