{"product_id":"fires-by-raymond-carver-9780099530367","title":"Fires","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Here is a writer of astonishing compassion and honesty, utterly free of pretence. His eye is so clear, it almost breaks your heart’ \u003cem\u003eJonathan Yardley, Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFires\u003c\/em\u003e is the best introduction to the full range and humanity of Carver's writing. It contains four essays, including a moving memoir of his father's working life in the saw-mills of the Pacific Northwest, a tribute to his mentor John Gardner, and the title essay about the influences on his writing life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection is complemented by fifty poems, many of them not collected elsewhere, and seven stories, including three from the early collection \u003cem\u003eFurious Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596414894316,"sku":"9780099530367","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099530367-fires.jpg?v=1777924490","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/fires-by-raymond-carver-9780099530367","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}