{"product_id":"9781804271995-a-state-of-siege","title":"A State of Siege","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA retired art teacher is beset one stormy night by terrifying knocking at the door in this unforgettable psychological portrait from the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Edge of the Alphabet\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA State of Siege\u003c\/em\u003e, Janet Frame brings her signature playfulness to paint a thrilling psychological portrait. After the death of her invalid mother, Malfred Signal, a retired New Zealand art teacher, leaves her birthplace in the south for a beach cottage on a sub-tropical island in the north. Freed from endless lessons on still life and the dominating presence of her family, she hopes at last to be alone with nature and the ‘room two inches behind the eyes’. But the solitude she has sought mocks her with echoes of her past, when, one stormy night, an intruder pounds ceaselessly and inexplicably on her door. Propulsive yet poignant, A\u003cem\u003e State of Siege\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerizing exploration of the artistic process, of selfhood and loneliness, and of death and its counterpart: the need to survive, to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55351101915510,"sku":"9781804271995","price":11.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36417203.jpg?v=1761896237","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804271995-a-state-of-siege","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}