{"product_id":"9780007164882-the-secret-goldfish","title":"The Secret Goldfish","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary collection of short stories from the Man Booker prize longlisted author of HYSTOPIA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary collection of short stories from the Man Booker prize longlisted author of HYSTOPIA.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Raymond Carver or Tobias Wolff, these are all-encompassing stories of the American psyche, of love and loss and of the landscape and its people.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eA goldfish circles in its bowl, refusing to die, becoming the silent focus of a difficult family life; a pianist loses his talents as he is forced to question the meaning of love and commitment. Through a blend of lyricism and humour, these stories of ordinary human dilemmas take flight and become mythical and universal. David Means is a rare writer who transports us to the heart of what it is to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536418709878,"sku":"9780007164882","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27692948.jpg?v=1774288901","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780007164882-the-secret-goldfish","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}