{"product_id":"9781925240566","title":"A Few Days in the Country: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘The short story, with its tight formal constraints, proves to be a fruitful medium for Harrower's Gothic sensibilities. At the same time, she uses the short form to offer her imprisoned characters a glimpse of freedom—even if the cynical reader will recognize that the promise of escape is ironic…Artful short-form fiction best for Harrower's dedicated fans.’— \u003ci\u003eKirkus\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\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e ‘Wide-ranging in mood and style, this is a virtuoso but warm-hearted display of the genre.’— \u003ci\u003eThe Lady\u003c\/i\u003e [UK]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘These are wise and serious stories about deep feelings. Harrower is one of those writers you can't believe you've missed – but what a joy to discover her.’— \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e [UK]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Watchful, witty, unillusioned, exultant...There’s 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‘Harrower can pierce your heart.’—Michael Dirda, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Utterly hypnotic.’—Eimear McBride, author of \u003ci\u003eA Girl is a Half-formed Thing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Like a treasure from an unearthed time capsule....Harrower’s fearsome objectivity and her bristling, beautiful prose come from modernist masters like Katherine Mansfield and Elizabeth Bowen.’— \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternationally acclaimed for her five brilliant novels, Elizabeth Harrower also wrote a number of extraordinary short stories. Some have been previously published, but others are released here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Few Days in the Country \u003c\/i\u003e is a stellar collection, which underlines Harrower's standing as one of the great post-war Australian writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Harrower \u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eDown in the City\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eThe Long Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eThe Catherine Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e , and \u003ci\u003eThe Watch Tower\u003c\/i\u003e —all republished as Text Classics—and \u003ci\u003eIn Certain Circles\u003c\/i\u003e , which was published in 2014 and in early 2015 was a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033467863280,"sku":"9781925240566","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925240566_p0.jpg?v=1763634617","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925240566","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}