{"product_id":"the-one-that-got-away-zoe-wicomb-9781595584571","title":"The One That Got Away: Short Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThese short stories from the award-winning South African author \"combine the coolly interrogative gaze of the outsider with an insider's intimate warmth\" (J. M. Coetzee).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Zo  Wicomb's debut short story collection, \u003ci\u003eYou Can't Get Lost in Cape Town\u003c\/i\u003e, won critical acclaim across the globe as well as high praise from fellow authors including Toni Morrison, J. M. Coetzee, Bharati Mukherjee, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Now, after two novels, Wicomb returns to the genre that first brought her international acclaim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set mostly in the South African city of Cape Town, where Wicomb is from, and the Scottish city of Glasgow, where she now lives, this new collection of short stories straddles two worlds. With an array of expertly drawn characters, these twelve tales explore a range of human relationships: marriage, friendship, family, and the fraught yet often intimate relations between those who serve and those who are served. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Full of ironic twists, ambiguities, and moments of startling insight, \u003ci\u003eThe One That Got Away\u003c\/i\u003e showcases this Windham Campbell Award\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003ewinning author at the height of her powers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An extraordinary writer . . . seductive, brilliant, and precious, her talent glitters.\" --Toni Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zoe Wicomb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595584579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595584571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/20\/2009 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2009 pg. 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 48","brand":"Zoe Wicomb","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43985265983743,"sku":"9781595584571","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88d7c2b1-23cd-4f7c-9909-9197736b9e5f.jpg?v=1683276540","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-one-that-got-away-zoe-wicomb-9781595584571","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}