{"product_id":"the-watercress-girl-h-e-bates-9781448216512","title":"The Watercress Girl","description":"Stories about children are not always for children. In \u003ci\u003eThe Watercress Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, H. E. Bates masterfully depicts a childhood which, by proxy, reveals the mystifying world of the adult. Through a series of short, lyrical stories, the complexities of the world are seen with crystalline purity through the eyes of children. We experience the joyous and painful clarity of youth, full of fears, hopes and make-believe, and the trust and mistrust of the adult world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA little boy, charmed by the golden-throated Miss Mortenson, witnesses her fall from grace in 'The Pemberton Thrush'\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eThree children become entangled in a forbidden love when they witness a man attempting suicide in 'A Great Day for Bonzo'\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and a father reveals more of his past than he intends to in 'The Far Distant Journey'\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1959, \u003ci\u003eThe Watercress Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich collection of stories, exploring a world full of wonder but also of unease; an unease of not yet understanding the world or being fully part of it\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. E. Bates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1448216516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448216512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d","brand":"H. E. Bates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935846400255,"sku":"9781448216512","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0f9e225a-edda-40fe-bd0c-226e2bd66858.jpg?v=1681422167","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-watercress-girl-h-e-bates-9781448216512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}