{"product_id":"9780571321995-innocents","title":"Innocents","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVariations on a Theme. There is little pity here, but - if restrained - considerable terror and tragedy, and a precision of observation and treatment which qualify this collection for a critical, fastidious audience.' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003eA. L. Barker's debut story collection appeared in 1947 and won the inaugural Somerset Maugham prize, instantly marking her out as a remarkable new talent. Each story describes a crisis in life; each reveals the impact of experience upon innocence, or vice versa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Barker's] remarkable descriptive powers, her feeling for the exact word and the right combination of adjectives are most satisfyingly applied to the evocation of landscape. Barker writes with a subtlety and precision which are as delightful as they are rare.' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This collection of eight short stories. introduces an already assured and subtle stylist. There is little pity here, but - if restrained - considerable terror and tragedy, and a precision of observation and treatment which qualify this collection for a critical, fastidious audience.' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40810240999521,"sku":"9780571321995","price":14.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27907041.jpg?v=1738190013","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571321995-innocents","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}