{"product_id":"the-turning-stories-paperback","title":"The Turning: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Winton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eDirt Music \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Riders\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecaptures the urgency of memory and the way an entire life can be shaped by one event from the past in this capsule of connected stories set on the coast of Western Australia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTim Winton's stunning collection of connected stories is about turnings of all kinds--changes of heart, slow awakenings, nasty surprises and accidents, sudden detours, resolves made or broken. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrothers cease speaking to each other, husbands abandon wives and children, grown men are haunted by childhood fears. People struggle against the weight of their own history and try to reconcile themselves to their place in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith extraordinary insight and tenderness, Winton explores the demons and frailties of ordinary people whose lives are not what they had hoped.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Winton grew up on the coast of Western Australia, where he continues to live. He is the author of eighteen books. His epic novel \u003ci\u003eCloudstreet\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted for the theater and has been performed around the world. His two most recent novels, \u003ci\u003eDirt Music\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Riders\u003c\/i\u003e, were both shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He has won the prestigious Miles Franklin Award three times, and in 1998 the Australian National Trust declared Winton a national living treasure. \u003ci\u003eThe Turning\u003c\/i\u003e has already won the 2005 Christina Stead Prize for Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228980756729,"sku":"9780743279796","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NXNnT2wxOTlvM0JieDYxdUlGdU0xZz09.webp?v=1768296931","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-turning-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}