{"product_id":"high-crime-area-by-joyce-carol-oates-9781801102957","title":"High Crime Area","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Joyce Carol Oates, literary icon and author of \u003ci\u003eBlonde\u003c\/i\u003e, now a major motion picture, comes a collection of darkly compelling tales.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA young professor is convinced she's being followed, but when she confronts her shadow, all is not as it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA promising student attempts to save her brother from his descent into madness, but finds there may be more to his world than hers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn elderly nun is found dead in her care home, but was it old age or dark secrets that killed her?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese biting and beautiful stories force us to confront, one by one, the demons within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews for Joyce Carol Oates:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A writer of extraordinary strengths.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Oates chillingly depicts the darkness lurking within the everyday.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Both haunting and sublime.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Splendidly chilling.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Visceral, psychologically involving, and socially astute.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072564052204,"sku":"9781801102957","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7129663482829.jpg?v=1765117120","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/high-crime-area-by-joyce-carol-oates-9781801102957","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}