{"title":"Miranda Darling","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection of books by Miranda Darling, a captivating author who effortlessly blends intrigue and emotion in her storytelling. Known for her compelling narrative style, Darling's works delve into the complexities of human relationships and the unpredictable nature of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong her notable works is \u003cem\u003eFireweather\u003c\/em\u003e, a gripping novel that masterfully weaves the elements of suspense and drama into a memorable tale. This book invites readers into a world where personal evolution and emotional depth are as fierce and unpredictable as a storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSimilarly, in \u003cem\u003eThunderhead\u003c\/em\u003e, Darling continues to captivate her audience with intricate plots and deeply developed characters, exploring themes that resonate universally with her readers. Her skilful prose offers a profound understanding of life's myriad challenges and the enduring power of resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're an avid follower of general fiction or a new reader eager to discover an accomplished author, Miranda Darling's books promise to deliver narratives that are as thought-provoking as they are entertaining. Dive into her world and experience the breadth of human emotion through her vivid storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"thunderhead-by-miranda-darling-9781761380396","title":"Thunderhead","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA black comedy, set in suburbia, about one woman's struggle to be free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Winona Dalloway begins her day—in the peaceful early hours before her children, that 'tiny tornado of little hands and feet', wake up—she doesn't know that by the end of it, everything in her world will have changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the outside, Winona is a seemingly unremarkable young mother—unobtrusive, quietly going about her tasks. But within is a vivid, chaotic self, teeming with voices—a mind both wild and precise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd meanwhile, a storm is brewing...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThunderhead\u003c\/em\u003e is edgy black comedy and sports a real-time internal monologue meticulously describing one day of domestic purgatory... Darling's whip-smart short novel creates a strong narrative voice spiked with caustic wit, intertextual reference, and intelligent humour. It's formidably brilliant feminist fiction that sparks a compelling conversation with its literary forebears, Woolf in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003e-Cameron Woodhead, The Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet over one fever-pitched day... It's a daring book, adopting the aesthetics of Deborah Levy with the velocity of a crime thriller and an off-kilter voice, deeply internal, darkly comic, clipped and Woolf-ish... \u003cem\u003eThunderhead\u003c\/em\u003e brims with magazine-style musings—all those dizzying top notes, that intertextuality, the style. It's a strong, complex and self-aware voice, and it is the primary vehicle through which we gauge Winona's resilience and determination. If \u003cem\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye\u003c\/em\u003e were instead penned by a domestic violence survivor, it might read a little like \u003cem\u003eThunderhead\u003c\/em\u003e. For fans of Melissa Broder, Elizabeth Hardwick and Edwina Preston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003e-Mel Fulton, Books+Publishing\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA feminist triumph and homage to Virginia Woolf, Miranda Darling's \u003cem\u003eThunderhead\u003c\/em\u003e is a potent exploration of suburban entrapment for women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003e-Cassandra Atherton, Australian Book Review\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556469199084,"sku":"9781761380396","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3105113482815.jpg?v=1750151457"},{"product_id":"fireweather-by-miranda-darling-9781761381379","title":"Fireweather","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt all began when they started running away . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLife for Winona Dalloway is not as it should be. Her husband is no longer her husband, her children are not at home with her, and the city in which she lives is besieged by fires. Black ash falls like snow, songbirds screech like dinosaurs, and the doctors are calling her mad...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this looking-glass world, Winona is forced to prove she is a sane, rational human being. As the pronouncements of the professionals grow more insistent, so too do the voices crowding inside Winona's head. She seeks solace in the company of plants and animals, and begins to imagine an entirely other way of being—one that might make whole her broken heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFireweather\u003c\/em\u003e is a quietly radical novel about love, loss, and the wild wisdom of the non-human world. It arrives like a storm breaking after the stillness of heat, charged with something electric, elemental, and beautifully unnerving. At once searing and tender, this sixth offering from the Oxford-educated, genre-defying writer and poet feels less like a traditional novel and more like a meditation—on heartbreak, perception and what might be waiting for us just outside the edges of human comprehension. The book reveals itself as both a love story and a subversive philosophical inquiry. Darling weaves poetry, ecology, philosophy, and quiet rage into a narrative that reads like Clarice Lispector in a climate crisis. It's darkly funny, often devastating, and paradigm-shifting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Viola Raikhel, The New York Times Style Magazine—Australia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCoupled with thought excursions into poetry, fiction, history, aphorisms, pop psychology, and beyond, Darling explores the life of a mind, rendering the experience of being inside the head of another—the self in the world—in a way that is both familiar and unfamiliar. This is at times not an easy read—nor should it be, given the depths of psychological revelation the author is portraying here—but Darling's vision and affection for Winona's journey and her attention to the way words settle on the page makes it a rewarding one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Alison Huber, Readings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThunderhead\u003c\/em\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThunderhead\u003c\/em\u003e is edgy black comedy and sports real-time internal monologue meticulously describing one day of domestic purgatory... Darling's whip-smart short novel creates a strong narrative voice spiked with caustic wit, intertextual reference, and intelligent humour. It's formidably brilliant feminist fiction that sparks a compelling conversation with its literary forebears, Woolf in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Cameron Woodhead, The Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46825759310060,"sku":"9781761381379","price":37.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d37a0d2f4e4734cfc8c307a5e6c83b5d.jpg?v=1758145378"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/miranda-darling.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}