{"product_id":"sea-of-glass-valancourt-20th-dennis-parry-9781941147115","title":"Sea of Glass (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)","description":"Old Mrs. Ellison doesn't have much longer to live, and her scheming son Cedric is counting the days until he inherits her fortune. But his plans are upset by the arrival of his niece Varvara, a beautiful and wild young woman from a remote Chinese region known as the 'Sea of Glass', a strange land where wars are fought with crossbows and 'highly damaging curses' and where death may come at any moment in the form of a venomous barking spider. With the aid of a love-struck law student and a bibulous butler, Varvara aims to thwart the wiles of her evil uncle-but events take an unexpected and fatal turn in this unusual story, which is by turns hilarious and macabre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An exquisite blend of comedy, murder mystery, and surreal fantasy, Dennis Parry's masterpiece \u003ci\u003eSea of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e (1955) was published to near-universal acclaim and has counted Edward Gorey among its admirers, but sank into an undeserved obscurity following Parry's untimely death a month after publication. This edition features a new introduction by Simon Stern. Parry's novel of possession from beyond the grave, \u003ci\u003eThe Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), is also available from Valancourt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Amazingly original and brilliant' - \u003ci\u003eIllustrated London News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'How well Mr. Parry writes ' - \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Preposterous, often wonderfully funny' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Parry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941147119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941147115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Valancourt Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Dennis Parry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983902179583,"sku":"9781941147115","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_653e4eca-1f26-4de0-a27a-16b2259844a3.jpg?v=1683269377","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sea-of-glass-valancourt-20th-dennis-parry-9781941147115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}