{"product_id":"owls-do-cry-by-janet-frame-9781922147899","title":"Owls Do Cry","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOwls Do Cry\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJanet Frame writes of hardship, poverty and tragedy with beauty and a deep sensitivity. \u003cem\u003eOwls Do Cry\u003c\/em\u003e is a poetic masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46550372352236,"sku":"9781922147899","price":15.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9890113482872.jpg?v=1749978400","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/owls-do-cry-by-janet-frame-9781922147899","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}