{"product_id":"books-openings-by-lucy-caldwell","title":"Openings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the finest short-storywriters at work today.' WENDY ERSKINE\u003cbr\u003e'One of our best short story writers.' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Each story is a masterclass.' JAN CARSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe much-anticipated new collection from the BBC National Short Story Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMultitudes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntimacies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI still sometimes wonder if one could draw a window in the wall, or in the air, and step through it together. To somewhere else, entirely new.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a highly charged Christmas party in Belfast to a passionate affair in Blitz-era London, to a trip to Marrakech which could form a new family, the thirteen striking stories of Openings pulse with possibility and illuminate those fleeting but recognisable moments of heartbreak and hope that can change the course of a life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It takes a writer as subtle, compassionate and clear-eyed as Caldwell to track the hidden forces that work upon us, to illuminate our secret selves. This is prose that liberates.' CLAIRE KILROY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Caldwell has a glorious skill for creating narratives in which every element works in perfect tandem.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54421107835153,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780571382767.jpg?v=1787582753","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-openings-by-lucy-caldwell","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}