{"title":"Mavis Gallant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMavis Gallant\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling collection of literary fiction marked by precise language and keen psychological insight. Her stories often explore complex characters navigating the nuances of identity, memory, and belonging across various settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a rich tapestry of emotional depth and subtle irony, with narratives that linger long after the final page. Gallant's work is ideal for those who appreciate finely crafted prose and an intimate look at human experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"green-water-green-sky-by-mavis-gallant-9781914198922","title":"Green Water, Green Sky","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Brandon Taylor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn elegant, melancholic novella about memory, family, and the meaning of home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the tale of the fractured family life of Bonnie McCarthy, an American divorcée, and her daughter, Flor. Uprooted and unmoored, mother and daughter lead an itinerant existence—Venice, Cannes, and Paris as a backdrop—glamorous and dependent. When Flor attempts to flee this untidy life and the oppressive rule of her eccentric mother, she instead succumbs to a gradual decline into insanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreen Water, Green Sky\u003c\/i\u003e was Mavis Gallant's debut novel and is a quietly dazzling example of her masterful shifts in narrative perspective and her visceral exploration of displacement and exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A very intense piece of writing, very dark, but light and absurd at the same time... [Gallant's] body of work is unique and profound; I don't think there will be another quite like her.' Jhumpa Lahiri\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711704518892,"sku":"9781914198922","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14657713482869.jpg?v=1754240658"},{"product_id":"the-latehomecomer-by-mavis-gallant-9781805332299","title":"The Latehomecomer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn stories of astonishing compression and insight, Mavis Gallant wrote of characters severed from their home, exiles disconnected from each other and from themselves. Tracing the fault lines of the post-war world in the intimate lives of her characters, she could conjure an entire worldview in a telling gesture or passing comment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new volume, selected and introduced by Tessa Hadley, collects the finest work from across Gallant's career. Here are stories of young men returning from wartime internment to changed families, snobbish social climbers haunted by the words of their downtrodden colleagues, and children peering through glass at the secrets and infidelities of their parents. Complex, moving and painfully true, they secure her position among the world's great short story writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933321707756,"sku":"9781805332299","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805332299-the-latehomecomer.jpg?v=1783866177"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/mavis-gallant.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}