{"product_id":"the-monkeys-wedding-joan-aiken-9781931520744","title":"The Monkey's Wedding: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for Joan Aiken: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Joan Aiken's invention seemed inexhaustible, her high spirits a blessing, her sheer storytelling zest a phenomenon. She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come.\"--Philip Pullman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Aiken writes with the genius of a born storyteller, with mother wit expanded and embellished by civilized learning, and with the brilliance of an avenging angel.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Aiken's stories captivated readers for fifty years. They're funny, smart, gentle, and occasionally very, very scary. The stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Monkey's Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e are collected here for the very first time and include six never before published, as well as two previously published under the pseudonym Nicholas Dee. Here you'll find the story of a village for sale . . . or is the village itself the story? There's an English vicar who declares on his deathbed that he might have lived an entirely different life. After his death, a large, black, argumentative cat makes an appearance. . . . This hugely imaginative collection includes introductions by Aiken as well as by her daughter, Lizza Aiken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known for \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJoan Aiken\u003c\/b\u003e (1924-2004) wrote over a hundred books and won the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After her first husband's death, she supported her family by copyediting at \u003ci\u003eArgosy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and an advertising agency before turning to fiction. She went on to write for \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArgosy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Own\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. Visit her online at: www.joanaiken.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Aiken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1931520747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931520744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Small Beer Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 5.83w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2011 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/18\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2011 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2011","brand":"Joan Aiken","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983810199807,"sku":"9781931520744","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61f7a288-385d-44df-a0d4-a13bb51510c7.jpg?v=1683268854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-monkeys-wedding-joan-aiken-9781931520744","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}