{"product_id":"the-people-on-privilege-hill-by-jane-gardam-3385j","title":"The People on Privilege Hill by Jane Gardam","description":"\u003cp\u003eJane Gardam's delightful short stories range from the Lake District to Dorset; from Wimbledon, where an old Victorian mansion has been converted into a home for unmarried mothers, to wartime London, where a hospital is the scene of a job interview in the middle of the Blitz. In 'Pangbourne' (not, in this instance, the place, but the name of an ape), a lonely woman allows herself tenderly to fall in love with a gorilla; 'Snap' is about a loveless one-night stand - and its ironic punishment. Two of the stories are ghost stories; and fans of Gardam's most recent novel, the bestselling Old Filth, will be overjoyed to encounter Filth himself and his ancient enemy and sparring partner, Veneering, among the umbrellas at a luncheon party on a soaking wet day.  Jane Gardam is a writer at the height of her powers, well-known for her caustic wit, free-wheeling imagination, love of humanity and wicked powers of observation - as well as the hint of the bizarre and the surreal that she brings to her fiction. Her new collection of short stories is a delicious treat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41843449888842,"sku":"3385j","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/3385j.jpg?v=1764501110","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-people-on-privilege-hill-by-jane-gardam-3385j","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}