{"product_id":"the-one-that-got-away-9781595585127","title":"The One That Got Away","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThe appearance of Zoë Wicomb’s first set of short stories,\u003cem\u003e You Can’t Get Lost in Capetown \u003c\/em\u003e, precipitated the founding of a fan club that has come to include Toni Morrison, J.M. Coetzee, Bharati Mukherjee, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, and writers at the \u003cem\u003e New York Times \u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003e London Times \u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003e Wall Street Journal \u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003e New Yorker \u003c\/em\u003e, and the Christian \u003cem\u003e Science Monitor \u003c\/em\u003e. Now, after two novels, Wicomb returns to the genre that first brought her international acclaim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet mostly in Capetown and Glasgow, Wicomb’s new collection of short stories straddles dual worlds. An array of characters drawn with extraordinary acuity inhabits a complexly interconnected, twenty-first- century universe. The fourteen stories in this collection explore a range of human relationships: marriage, friendship, family ties, and relations with those who serve us. Wicomb’s fluid, shifting technique questions conventional certainties and makes for exhilarating reading, full of ironic twists, ambiguities, and moments of startling insight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong awaited, \u003cem\u003e The One That Got Away \u003c\/em\u003e showcases this established, award-winning author at the height of her powers.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Zoe Wicomb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283746500859,"sku":"9781595585127","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_cd41576b-134f-4fbc-ad5b-c3b8afdfb6aa.jpg?v=1771381064","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-one-that-got-away-9781595585127","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}