{"product_id":"jottings-liz-smith-9781847391650","title":"Jottings: Flights of Fancy from Our Betty","description":"\u003ci\u003eJottings\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of the stories that Liz Smith has written over the years. Sometimes they explore the darker side of life and what may occur out of the public gaze: a rich and lonely housewife neglects her child and the nanny subjects her charge to unpleasant and adult scenes; a man's wish for fame catapults him into prison and mistaken notoriety; an unhappy wife loses her only friend and is haunted by her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Other stories are more amusing: the sexy, man-eating woman who runs the mobile library; moving through the fog of 1950's London with the help of a blind man; a scheming daughter who plans to take her mother's money has a surprising comeuppance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Liz's stories are unexpected, original and revealing of a writer who is fascinated by relationships and the barriers we erect between our public and private selves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liz Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1847391656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847391650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.79d","brand":"Liz Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995903852799,"sku":"9781847391650","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ccae863e-8ef1-4ef5-97a6-e8c09957075e.jpg?v=1683338544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jottings-liz-smith-9781847391650","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}