{"product_id":"9781474620406-two-serious-ladies","title":"Two Serious Ladies","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith an introduction by Naoise Dolan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Readers who've not yet read Jane Bowles are almost to be envied, like people who've still to read Austen or Mansfield or Woolf' ALI SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA daring and original masterpiece way ahead of its time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am going on a trip. Wait until I tell you about it. it's terrible.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e    \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Jane Bowles's literary output, small but perfect, puts her on a stylistic planet all her own' \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'My favourite book. I can't think of a modern novel that seems more likely to become a classic'\u003cbr\u003eTennessee Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The book I give as a gift. It feels like giving someone an exotic fruit' \u003cbr\u003eSheila Heti\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiss Goering, an eccentric, impulsive New York heiress, resides in her house and tries not to be unhappy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Copperfield, an anxious, dutiful married woman, has a great fear of drowning, of lifts, of intruders in the night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo serious ladies, nothing is natural for them and anything is possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Mrs Copperfield - a trip to Panama, where she abandons her husband for love of a local prostitute. For Miss Goering - a move to a squalid little house on an island and a series of sordid encounters with strangers. Both go to pieces -and both realise this is something they've wanted to do for years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction by Naoise Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944606314593,"sku":"9781474620406","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29841903.jpg?v=1725786899","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474620406-two-serious-ladies","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}