{"product_id":"lucycaldwellopeningsastunningcollection-tessahadley","title":"Lucy Caldwell - Openings 'a Stunning Collection. ' Tessa Hadley","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Lucy Caldwell. Themes include Fiction, Short Stories (single author).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the finest short-storywriters at work today. These stories are honest, finely nuanced and indelible.'\u003cbr\u003e Wendy Erskine\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'One of our best short story writers.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You'll lose yourself in this collection and, most likely, find yourself too. Each story is a masterclass.'\u003cbr\u003e Jan Carson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe much-anticipated new collection from the Bbc National Short Story Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMultitudes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntimacies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI still sometimes wonder if one could draw a window in the wall, or in the air, and step through it together. To somewhere else, entirely new.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From a highly charged Christmas party in Belfast to a passionate affair in Blitz-era London, to a trip to Marrakech which could form a new family, the thirteen striking stories of Openings pulse with possibility and illuminate those fleeting but recognisable moments of heartbreak and hope that can change the course of a life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'It takes a writer as subtle, compassionate and clear-eyed as Caldwell to track the hidden forces that work upon us, to illuminate our secret selves. This is prose that liberates.'\u003cbr\u003e Claire Kilroy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Caldwell has a glorious skill for creating narratives in which every element works in perfect tandem.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57933261504886,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780571382767.jpg?v=1779440783","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/lucycaldwellopeningsastunningcollection-tessahadley","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}