{"product_id":"9781925692167","title":"Wine by the Glass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJudges comments:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArresting openings, satisfying conclusions, excellent use of language ... and a high level of readability ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoved them all. Well-rounded and well-paced. Fantastic story ideas and with twists too ... Candice Lemon-Scott\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuirky, thought provoking, humorous and original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrong characterisation, sense of place and observational power... Fellowship of Australian Writers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntriguing stories and believable characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivid word pictures, with convincing metaphors, dialogue and scenes ... Jean Brincat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultural, romantic and funny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoughtful and family minded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlright I guess, but don’t forget to put the bin out ... Elizabeth, John’s wife\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome say the short story form is in recent ascendency. Certainly it makes for challenging and succinct writing with no room for waffle, like now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of somewhat semi-fictional tales or as the author John puts it in automotive terms, frictional, somewhere between truth and fiction, attempts to put an atmosphere of love and realism into contemporary settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ideal book to take on your travels with varying story lengths and themes to suit any length of trip and mood. This collection of shortlisted, commended and award winning stories has been combined with the author’s latest favourites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribed as an emerging author, John has borrowed some snippets of other people’s lives and his own to create reading pleasure where smiling, cringing, tears and laughing are all possibilities. Overt signs of sighing, snorting, seat thumping in public are not obligatory so long as the book is held clearly in view. Promote local and Australian authors, OK?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoy Wine by the Glass story by story if you don’t trust yourself with the whole bottle, sorry, book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Busybird Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047714832624,"sku":"9781925692167","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925692167_p0.jpg?v=1763636688","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925692167","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}