{"product_id":"the-people-on-privilege-hill-9781933372563","title":"The People on Privilege Hill","description":"\u003cp\u003eEngrossing stories of hilarity and heartbreak from the Whitbread Awardwinning author of the Old Filth trilogy (The Seattle Times).  A collection of stories from a writer at the height of her powersa celebrated stylist admired for her caustic humor  freewheeling imagination  love of humanity  and wicked powers of observation. This is a delightful grouping of stories  witty and wise  that includes the return of Sir Edward Feathers  Old Filth himself.  Gardams stories  like delicate tapestries  are alight with colors. The Times (London)  When Gardam hits her mark  like other exemplary short-story writers such as William Trevor  Sylvia Townsend Warner and Elizabeth Taylor  she can be dazzling.The Guardian  Gardams brisk narration and fearless temperament make for serious fun.Kirkus Reviews (starred review)  Wry  economical and perpetually surprising  these 14 stories from English novelist Gardam follow the last of the intrepid  stiff upper lip WWII generation of British ladies and gentlemen. . . . Gardam vividly evokes an age of iron wills.Publishers Weekly  Gardam displays the consummate skill of the short-story-teller  which is that of the caricaturist  the ability to capture a personality in a few brief strokes. . . . Privilege Hill is a collection of gentle stories that you could read to your grandmother  with the kind of sharp wit that would no doubt give her a secret smile. But theyre deeper than they look . . . so dont read them all at once.The Bookbag\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67904763723829,"sku":"ByrdShop_1933372567","price":26.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781933372563.jpg?v=1793851910","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-people-on-privilege-hill-9781933372563","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}