{"product_id":"9781529112993-medusas-ankles","title":"Medusa’s Ankles","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelected Stories from the Booker Prize Winner\u003cbr\u003eByatt is a vivid colourist’ \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A cerebral extravaganza, bristling with ideas’ \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘These little stories by one of Britain’s foremost grandes dames of the writing world are a delightful surprise, packing a much greater punch than many full-length novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA luminous selection of short stories from the Booker prize-winning A. S. Byatt, celebrating over thirty years of writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an introduction by David Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eByatt takes her readers to a place that is rich in ideas, vivid in colour and wholly unforgettable. Mirrors shatter at the hairdressers when a middle-aged client explodes in rage. Snow dusts the warm body of a princess honing it into something sharp and frosted. Summer sunshine flickers on the face of a smiling child who may or may not be real.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeopled by artists, poets and fabulous creatures, these stories travel from the ancient mythic world to an English sweet factory, a Chinese restaurant to a Mediterranean swimming pool, a Turkish bazaar to a fairy-tale palace. Blazing with creativity, they show what lies beneath the veneer of the ordinary, and reveal the fantastical possibilities beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A cabinet of curiosities. Glitteringly beautiful' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A cerebral extravaganza, bristling with ideas' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Moving, witty and shocking' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41056282738785,"sku":"9781529112993","price":8.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32234846.jpg?v=1737103126","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529112993-medusas-ankles","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}