{"product_id":"9781910695098","title":"Pond","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Claire-Louise Bennett\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 October 2015 by Fitzcarraldo Editions in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 152 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 18mm | 208g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeverish and forthright, Pond is an absorbing chronicle of the pitfalls and pleasures of a solitudinous life told by an unnamed woman living on the cusp of a coastal town. Broken bowls, belligerent cows, swanky aubergines, trembling moonrises and horrifying sunsets, the physical world depicted in these stories is unsettling yet intimately familiar and soon takes on a life of its own. Captivated by the stellar charms of seclusion but restless with desire, the woman’s relationship with her surroundings becomes boundless and increasingly bewildering. Claire-Louise Bennett’s startlingly original first collection slips effortlessly between worlds and is by turns darkly funny and deeply moving.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Claire-Louise Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56261278040389,"sku":"9781910695098","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781910695098.jpg?v=1763038157","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781910695098","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}