{"product_id":"owls-do-cry-by-janet-frame-margaret-drabble-1462m","title":"Owls Do Cry by Janet Frame, Margaret Drabble","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe unforgettable first novel by celebrated author of An Angel at My Table and In the Memorial Room   Owls Do Cry created a sensation when it was first published in New Zealand in 1957, with some critics calling it the country's first great novel. It has never been out of print.   A deeply moving portrait of a poverty-stricken family torn apart by tragedy and mental illness   A dark, eloquent and poetic novel, Owls Do Cry is a treat for existing Frame fans and those new to her work   'Pictures of great treasure in the midst of sadness and waste haunted me and I began to think, in fiction, of a childhood, home life, hospital life, using people known to me as a base for the main characters and inventing minor characters. For Daphne I chose a sensitive, poetic frail person, who, I hoped, would give depth to inner worlds and perhaps a clearer, at least an individual, perception of outer worlds.' Janet Frame on Owls Do Cry   Janet Frame died in 2004 but remains New Zealand's most famous and beloved author   The Text Classics edition comes with a new introduction by Margaret Drabble\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41829981290570,"sku":"1462m","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/1462m.jpg?v=1764453842","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/owls-do-cry-by-janet-frame-margaret-drabble-1462m","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}