{"title":"Carson McCullers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarson McCullers\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the depths of human emotion and connection through her poignant and atmospheric fiction. Her works often delve into themes of loneliness, longing, and the complexities of identity, set against the nuanced backdrop of the American South.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect richly drawn characters and profound psychological insight in novels such as \u003cem\u003eThe Heart is a Lonely Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of the Sad Café\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Set in a small town in the middle of the deep South, it is the story of John Singer, a lonely deaf-mute, and a disparate group of people who are drawn towards his kind, sympathetic nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe owner of the café where Singer eats every day, a young girl desperate to grow up, an angry socialist drunkard, and a frustrated black doctor – each pours their heart out to Singer, their silent confidant, and he in turn changes their disenchanted lives in ways they could never imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoving, sensitive, and deeply humane, \u003cem\u003eThe Heart is a Lonely Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e explores loneliness, the human need for understanding, and the search for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46235660746988,"sku":"9780141185224","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780141185224.jpg?v=1741133156"},{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-the-sad-cafe-by-carson-mccullers-9780141183695","title":"The Ballad of the Sad Café","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrilliant ... a panorama of a remarkable talent ... McCullers's finest stories\u003c\/em\u003e — The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers's best stories, including her beloved novella \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of the Sad Café\u003c\/em\u003e. A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose café serves as the town's gathering place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong other fine works, the collection also includes \"Wunderkind,\" McCullers's first published story written when she was only seventeen, about a musical prodigy who suddenly realises she will not go on to become a great pianist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46298546602220,"sku":"9780141183695","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6638933482238.jpg?v=1743035495"},{"product_id":"the-member-of-the-wedding-by-carson-mccullers-9780141182827","title":"The Member of the Wedding","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRarely has emotional turbulence been so delicately conveyed\u003c\/em\u003e – The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith delicacy of perception and memory, humour and pathos, Carson McCullers spreads before us the three phases of a weekend crisis in the life of a motherless twelve-year-old girl. 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But Captain Penderton—unhappily married to the unfaithful Leonora—in turn erotically fixates on Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpare, muscular and sensual, with the dramatic vision of a Greek myth, Carson McCullers' novella is a timeless work about the alienation of forbidden desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46463388811500,"sku":"9780241752029","price":17.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780241752029.jpg?v=1747871388"},{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-the-sad-cafe-by-carson-mccullers-9780241590546","title":"The Ballad of the Sad Café","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroducing Little Clothbound Classics- irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFew writers have expressed loneliness, the need for human understanding and the search for love with such power and poetic sensibility as the American writer Carson McCullers. \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of the Sad Café\u003c\/em\u003e is her masterpiece—an unruly, bittersweet novella concerning the most unlikely of love triangles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46495704973548,"sku":"9780241590546","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27704793482273.jpg?v=1748482792"},{"product_id":"the-heart-is-a-lonely-hunter-by-carson-mccullers-9780241814864","title":"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenguin Modern Hardbacks – a new series of iconic works from the Modern Classics list with bold, mid-century-inspired cover designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCarson McCullers' prodigious first novel was published to instant acclaim when she was just twenty-three. 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