{"product_id":"owls-do-cry-text-classics","title":"Owls Do Cry: Text Classics","description":"\u003ci\u003eSo the day promised fair, and the sea lay like a quilt with the waves tucked under, and the trees wavering like leafless water, cut to fit from a transparent block of blue air and frost.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOwls Do Cry\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the Withers family: Francie, who is twelve and about to start work at the woollen mills, hard drudgery sweetened with the thrill of riding a bike to work; Toby, who would rather play at the dump than go to school, where the dark velvet cloak of epilepsy often wraps itself around him; Chicks, the youngest; and Daphne, whose rich poetic way of seeing the world leads to a heartbreaking life in institutions.\u003cbr\u003e Janet Frame writes of hardship, poverty and tragedy with beauty and a deep sensitivity. \u003ci\u003eOwls Do Cry\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetic masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Janet Frame","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516738240573,"sku":null,"price":14.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781922147899.jpg?v=1787570720","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/owls-do-cry-text-classics","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}