{"product_id":"9780349006666","title":"The Birds And Other Stories","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Daphne du Maurier\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 October 2015 by Little, Brown Book Group (Virago Press Ltd) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Vmc' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e204 x 131 x 24mm | 374g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew ...'  A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film.  The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.  The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verita' promises immortality, but at a terrible price;  a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree;  a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd ...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daphne du Maurier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56261321195845,"sku":"9780349006666","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780349006666_4aa3f526-fb44-4571-a17b-e6fa34e90c1a.jpg?v=1773518137","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780349006666","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}