{"product_id":"9780702235153","title":"Vincenzo's Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the celebrated Australian short-story writer and novelist John Clanchy comes a brilliant new collection of prize-winning short stories. These diverse and captivating tales are testimony to Clanchy’s mastery of voices and talent for story telling – his greatest gift is his ability to transport the reader inside the minds of a range of remarkably different characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe characters include a mix of men, women and children often at a crossroads in their lives. ‘How did I get here?’ they ask, and sometimes arrive at surprising answers. A husband in the midst of a terrifying, yet occasionally comic, wrestle for his sanity fights a losing battle to save his marriage. A girl steps out of her own portrait to recount the death of the famous artist who painted her. A doctor, driving late on a country road, runs down a woman and is forced to devise his own punishment. A man in middle age travels the length of the Australian continent to uncover a secret that has tormented him since his youth. And, in the title story, a fragile woman and her beautiful daughter struggle to find love and understanding after decades of conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith brilliant reversals and surprises around every corner, these moving stories are often humorous and sensuous, frequently challenging, and always entertaining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Queensland Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028346355952,"sku":"9780702235153","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780702235153_p0.jpg?v=1763616008","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780702235153","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}