{"product_id":"quickly-while-they-still-have-horses","title":"Quickly, While They Still Have Horses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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 \u003ci\u003eTHE GLORIOUS HERESIES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003ci\u003eHEART BE AT PEACE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e------\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003ci\u003eQuickly, While They Still Have Horses \u003c\/i\u003ethe perfect introduction for readers new to her work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53850563379538,"sku":"9781804993170","price":13.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_c4f99249-eb2a-4030-8e06-70d14f818be5.jpg?v=1782542161","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/quickly-while-they-still-have-horses","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}