{"product_id":"the-turning-tim-winton-9780743279796","title":"The Turning: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eDirt Music \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Riders\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecaptures the urgency of memory and the way an entire life can be shaped by one event from the past in this capsule of connected stories set on the coast of Western Australia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTim Winton's stunning collection of connected stories is about turnings of all kinds--changes of heart, slow awakenings, nasty surprises and accidents, sudden detours, resolves made or broken. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrothers cease speaking to each other, husbands abandon wives and children, grown men are haunted by childhood fears. People struggle against the weight of their own history and try to reconcile themselves to their place in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith extraordinary insight and tenderness, Winton explores the demons and frailties of ordinary people whose lives are not what they had hoped.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Winton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743279794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743279796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.34w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2006 pg. 24","brand":"Tim Winton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988232536319,"sku":"9780743279796","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08095bb3-7eff-46f1-bed9-968d76f27483.jpg?v=1683293362","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-turning-tim-winton-9780743279796","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}