{"product_id":"madame-zero-9-stories-paperback","title":"Madame Zero: 9 Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Hall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of the most accomplished British writers working today, the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author of \u003cem\u003eThe Wolf Border\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a unique and arresting collection of short fiction that is both disturbing and dazzling.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Hall has been hailed as \"one of the most significant and exciting of Britain's young novelists\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e), a writer whose \"intelligence and ambition are thrilling to behold\" (\u003cem\u003eBookForum\u003c\/em\u003e). Her work has been acclaimed as \"amazing . . . terrific and original\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e). In this collection of nine works of short fiction, she uses her piercing insight to plumb the depth of the female experience and the human soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA husband's wife transforms into a vulpine in \"Mrs. Fox,\" winner of the BBC Short Story Prize. In \"Case Study 2, \" A social worker struggles with a foster child raised in a commune. A new mother runs into an old lover in \"Luxury Hour.\" In incandescent prose, full of rich observations and striking clarity, Hall has composed nine wholly original pieces--works of fiction that will resonate long after the final page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Hall, already acclaimed as a prizewinning novelist whose work is \"amazing . . . terrifying and original\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), is now equally fêted as a radically gifted short-story writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA husband's wife transforms into a canid in \"Mrs. Fox,\" winner of the BBC National Short Story Award. In \"Case Study 2\" a social worker struggles with a foster child raised in a commune. A new mother runs into an old lover in \"Luxury Hour.\" Set in the hinterland between the mundane and surreal, and marked by a fascination with the intimacy of nature--and the nature of intimacy--these nine astonishing stories will resonate long after the final page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Hall, already acclaimed as a prizewinning novelist whose work is \"amazing . . . terrifying and original\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), is now equally fêted as a radically gifted short-story writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA husband's wife transforms into a canid in \"Mrs. Fox,\" winner of the BBC National Short Story Award. In \"Case Study 2\" a social worker struggles with a foster child raised in a commune. A new mother runs into an old lover in \"Luxury Hour.\" Set in the hinterland between the mundane and surreal, and marked by a fascination with the intimacy of nature--and the nature of intimacy--these nine astonishing stories will resonate long after the final page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724834967615,"sku":"9780062657077","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c8b4f5e8cebe213b724c3efef6db5ac7.webp?v=1765104085","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/madame-zero-9-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}