{"product_id":"shanti-copy","title":"Terrific Mother","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"summary_description\" class=\"section-st pt--4-tb pb--5-tb pt--03-mb pb--05-mb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tt-grid-half-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tt-grid-half-col__item-right\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdrienne is living in a puritanical age, when the best compliment a childless woman can get is: ‘You’d make a terrific mother’. That’s when she goes to her friends’ Labor Day picnic and accidentally kills their baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shock of this scene is expertly packed into two brief paragraphs. What follows is Adrienne’s retreat from life and her attempt to return to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer sharp scepticism about the people around her is achingly funny. Yet beyond derision there is forgiveness and something along the lines of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDate Published: 07\/03\/2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9780571351831\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56783872557436,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2428\/5821\/files\/Terrific-Mother-479x690.jpg?v=1778942464","url":"https:\/\/shop.birminghammuseums.org.uk\/products\/shanti-copy","provider":"Birmingham Museums Trust","version":"1.0","type":"link"}