{"product_id":"9780241978535","title":"Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories","description":"'Lively remains a sublime storyteller' Guardian on How It All Began'More stylish than many writers half her age . . . Lively knows a thing of two about storytelling.' The Times on How It All Began  A dream house that is hiding something sinister; two women having lunch who share a husband; an old woman doing her weekly supermarket shop with a secret past that no one could guess; a couple who don't know each other at all even after fifteen years together; and, in the story from which this collection takes its name, a bird and a servant girl in ancient Pompeii who cannot converse, but share a perfect understanding. In this new and varied collection of short stories, Penelope Lively shows that she remains a master of her craft, and one of our finest English writers.","brand":"Penelope Lively","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45749066629438,"sku":"9780241978535","price":309.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780241978535.jpg?v=1707236665","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780241978535","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}