{"product_id":"9781910301050","title":"A Flock of Blackbirds: Selected Short Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Flock of Blackbirds\u003c\/b\u003e is a selection of short stories and novellas written by Susan Noble, who died in 1974 at the age of 31. Susan's output of fiction and poetry in the final ten years of her life was prolific and to mark the fortieth anniversary of her death, the stories in this volume are being published in hardback, paperback and Kindle for the first time, along with four volumes of her poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Dream of Stairs: A Poem Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eInside the Stretch of My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBefore and After the Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as her novel, \u003ci\u003eDrifting Between Empty Tramlines\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003eMany of the stories in \u003cb\u003eA Flock of Blackbirds\u003c\/b\u003e are triggered by the quotidian experience of living and working in central London in the late 1960s and early 1970s, yet beneath the fragile surface of her acute observations of domestic and office life in the city, intensely spiritual insights are being played out, sometimes delicately, sometimes shockingly, but always movingly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfits from the sales of all six volumes are being donated to three charities: Mind, the Samaritans and Sane. Facsimiles of the original typescripts and manuscripts are available online at:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.aesopbooks.com\/susannoble\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aesop Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057443356912,"sku":"9781910301050","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910301050_p0.jpg?v=1763627080","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910301050","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}