{"product_id":"9781863955805","title":"The Best Australian Stories 2012","description":"\u003cp\u003e'These stories are breath-takers, the ones which render nothing more important than discovering what happens next.'-SONYA HARTNETT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best Australian Stories 2012\u003c\/i\u003e is the country's premier annual collection of short fiction. This year sees Sonya Hartnett select thirty-two remarkable stories that roam widely in subject and style, but share 'a delicate complexity and a vibrant cleverness.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA travelling scout for a modern-day freak show meets a girl with a strange and wonderful gift. A winning lottery ticket tests the bonds of three mismatched siblings. A beast of burden offers an alternative account of Australian settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is dark humour, stealthy and unsettling, and moments of terror, whimsy, romance and surprise. What unites them is a steadfast commitment to the storyteller's art - the art of making the reader want to turn the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032979652848,"sku":"9781863955805","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781863955805_p0.jpg?v=1763601195","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781863955805","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}