{"product_id":"9781399606769","title":"True Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Garner is a fascinating companion on the page' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her piercing intellect, fearlessness and compassion shine through in every word' \u003ci\u003eSYDNEY MORNING HERALD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Helen Garner's work is a thrilling discovery' DUA LIPA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Garner is one of Australia's most widely loved and critically acclaimed authors. She has published classic novels, true crime narratives, scripts, diaries, stories and plays. But, between it all, she paid the bills with journalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrue Stories\u003c\/i\u003e collects the revered Australian writer's short non-fiction written over a period of almost fifty years. In its pages, Garner visits the morgue and goes cruising on a Russian ship. She sees women giving birth, gets the sack for teaching her students about sex, attends a school dance and a gun show. She writes about dreaming, about turning fifty, about days spent in courtrooms following murder trials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The result is an intoxicating, masterly collection of short non-fiction pieces, united by Garner's trademark honesty, humility and humour. A perfect companion to Garner's Baillie Gifford Prize-winning diaries \u003ci\u003eHow to End a Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Stories\u003c\/i\u003e gives further insight into the life, mind and notebooks of a brilliant writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A born noticer, someone on whom nothing is lost' COLM TaIB+N\u003cbr\u003e 'One of Australia's finest writers' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Garner's unillusioned eye makes her clarity compulsive' \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weidenfeld \u0026#38; Nicolson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57754153845109,"sku":"9781399606769","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781399606769.jpg?v=1794321340","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781399606769","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}