{"product_id":"9781922231895","title":"The Best Australian Stories 2014","description":"‘The art of the story is mostly about the journey, and the economy of means with which the writers here carry us a great distance is at times breathtaking.’ —Amanda Lohrey \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Best Australian Stories 2014\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick White Award–winning author Amanda Lohrey selects the outstanding short fiction of the year. Sometimes fantastical, sometimes raw, and always a ‘shot of adrenaline to the mind and heart’, this collection features exciting new voices alongside the established and admired.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The edges of reality blur in a corporate lawyer’s tale of working in a 1200-storey glass tower. A prized coffee table becomes the focus of a father’s anxieties and frustrations. Tense and fractured lines of communication shape the life of an interpreter on Christmas Island. Imaginative, remarkable, intimate – this unmissable anthology celebrates the art of consummate storytelling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Julienne Van Loon • Shaun Prescott • Lucy Neave • Anthony Panegyres • Nicola Redhouse • Edwina Shaw • Claire Corbett • Fiona Place • Kate Elkington • Arabella Edge • Claire Aman • Angela Meyer • J.Y.L. Koh • Rebekah Clarkson • Ryan O'Neill • Mark Smith • Anna Krien • David Brooks • Leah Swann • Kirsten Tranter • Lisa Jacobson • Melanie Joosten \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘[This collection], edited by respected writer Amanda Lohrey, shows that the form is not only alive but kicking, and kicking hard’ \u003ci\u003e—Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A delight … all [stories] are well-crafted and encompass a great deal with succinct economy’ \u003ci\u003e—Westerly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Amanda Lohrey is the author of the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eCamille’s Bread, Vertigo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Morality of Gentlemen\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the award-winning short story collection \u003ci\u003eReading Madame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written two Quarterly Essays: \u003ci\u003eGroundswell\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVoting for Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2012 she was awarded the Patrick White Literary Award.","brand":"Black Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172950720752,"sku":"9781922231895","price":19.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781922231895_p0.jpg?v=1763633603","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781922231895","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}