{"product_id":"9781922182968","title":"In Certain Circles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Magnificently sad and funny...the best skewering of life between the sexes since Mary McCarthy’s \u003ci\u003eThe Group\u003c\/i\u003e .\"— \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e ('Best Books of 2015')\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Watchful, witty, unillusioned, exultant…There is a note of elegy in all of Harrower’s work, even as the adrenaline flows, and a lyricism reminiscent of F.Scott Fitzgerald at his desperate best.\"— \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like a treasure from an unearthed time capsule.\"— \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I can't recommend this brilliant, austere writer strongly enough . . . Harrower is funny and elegant and devastating.\"—James Wood,  \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Subtle yet wounding, and very much alive.\"— \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Harrower evokes the waste and futility of a decadent class with all the bite and poignancy of F. Scott Fitzgerald.\"—Eimear McBride, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Harrower can pierce your heart.\"—Michael Dirda, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZoe Howard is seventeen when her brother, Russell, introduces her to Stephen Quayle. Aloof and harsh, Stephen is unlike anyone she has ever met. His sister, Anna, is shy and thoughtful. Zoe and Russell, Stephen and Anna: they come from different social worlds but the four of them will spend their lives moving in and out of each other's shadow. Set amid the lush gardens and grand stone houses of Sydney Harbour, \u003ci\u003eIn Certain Circles\u003c\/i\u003e is an intense psychological drama about family and love, tyranny and freedom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Harrower \u003c\/b\u003e published only four novels in her short but brilliant career. This fifth novel was completed in 1971, but withdrawn from publication at the last minute. The manuscript languished in the National Library of Australia archives for forty years before Michael Heyward of Text Publishing was allowed to read it. He knew immediately that it must be published. \u003ci\u003eIn Certain Circles \u003c\/i\u003e has been lauded internationally, and its publication coincides with a massive resurgence of interest in Harrower's work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059342786800,"sku":"9781922182968","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922182968_p0.jpg?v=1763633580","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922182968","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}