{"product_id":"a-flutter-of-wings-mervyn-wall-9781783807642","title":"A Flutter of Wings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Strange,\" he said to himself. \"I had an idea that Pat's Tommy was dead.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst collected in 1974, the stories in \u003cem\u003eA Flutter of Wings\u003c\/em\u003e span Mervyn Wall's entire writing career, dating back as far as the 1940s. Told in an easy style, tales such as \"They Also Serve . . . \" and \"Adventure\" offer the same satirical sensibilities found in Wall's classic novel \u003cem\u003eThe Unfortunate Fursey\u003c\/em\u003e; while darker tales such as \"Cloonaturk\" and \"The Demon Angler\" are not without a hint of the grimly sardonic. In addition to an introduction by Val Mulkerns and illustrations by Clare Brennan, this new edition boasts the uncollected Jamesian fragment \"Extract from an Abandoned Novel\", and Wall's early play, \u003cem\u003eAlarm Among the Clerks\u003c\/em\u003e, a savagely hilarious and ultimately brutal depiction of office life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mervyn Wall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783807644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783807642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Swan River Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.55d","brand":"Mervyn Wall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075755274495,"sku":"9781783807642","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29e3486d-ba28-48f2-9dba-b676afc34172.jpg?v=1685461248","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-flutter-of-wings-mervyn-wall-9781783807642","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}