{"product_id":"9781448216512","title":"The Watercress Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Bates, H.E., \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 12\/05\/2016,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 296 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Bloomsbury Reader,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781448216512\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eStories about children are not always for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn The Watercress Girl, 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'. Three children become entangled in a forbidden love when they witness a man attempting suicide in 'A Great Day for Bonzo', and a father reveals more of his past than he intends to in 'The Far Distant Journey'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1959, The Watercress Girl 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstone's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44127334662381,"sku":"9781448216512","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781448216512.jpg?v=1686587074","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9781448216512","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}