{"product_id":"the-magic-toyshop-by-angela-carter-9780860681908","title":"The Magic Toyshop","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe boldest of English women writers\u003c\/strong\u003e - Lorna Sage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHer writing is pyrotechnic\u003c\/strong\u003e - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language - \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe can glide from ancient to modern, from darkness to luminosity, from depravity to comedy without any hint of strain and without losing the elusive power of the original tales\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis crazy world whirled around her, men and women dwarfed by toys and puppets, where even the birds are mechanical and the few human figures went masked . . . She was in the night once again, and the doll was herself.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne night Melanie walks through the garden in her mother's wedding dress. The next morning her world is shattered. Forced to leave her rural home, she is sent to London to live with relatives she has never met: gentle Aunt Margaret, mute since her wedding day; and her brothers, Francie, whose graceful music belies his clumsy nature, and the volatile Finn. Brooding over all is Uncle Philip, who loves only the puppets he creates in his workshop, which are life-sized - and uncannily lifelike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487618351340,"sku":"9780860681908","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780860681908-the-magic-toyshop.jpg?v=1775749014","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-magic-toyshop-by-angela-carter-9780860681908","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}