{"product_id":"9781804993170","title":"Quickly, While They Still Have Horses","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Jan Carson is a born storyteller: her work is so imaginative, whimsical, mischievous and brave, but tender and curious too — you never know where she's going to take you next, so reading her is always an adventure. Exactly how it should be.' LISA MCINERNEY, author of THE GLORIOUS HERESIES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Pure magic, funny, sharp, heartbreaking, the short form at its absolute best. Jan Carson is a unique and very special writer, one of the greatest of the modern fabulists. - DONAL RYAN author of HEART BE AT PEACE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn sixteen sparkling stories, Jan Carson introduces us to worlds and characters that feel real enough to touch. All of life is here: the thrill of growing up, the grief when youth is over; first love, mature love, parenthood and loss - all shot through with profound compassion, warm wit, and boundless imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 'A Certain Degree of Ownership', a distracted couple on a beach fail to notice their baby crawl perilously towards the sea. In 'Troubling the Water', a rumour spreads at a public swimming pool and chaos ensues. In 'Fair Play' a dishevelled father loses his two sons in an adventure park.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery so often, an irresistible suggestion of the other world will surprise and delight, reaffirming Carson as a thrillingly original and audacious talent, and making Quickly, While They Still Have Horses the perfect introduction for readers new to her work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin (Transworld)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49649144660216,"sku":"EB_LI0700_E02-06_SYDNEY","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781804993170-1.jpg?v=1783745723","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781804993170","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}