{"product_id":"burning-angel-and-other-stories-9781781090831","title":"Burning Angel and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis first collection of stories by Lawrence Osborne perfectly showcases his talent for tension, atmosphere \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e and characters out of their depth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA naïve young linguist sent to the forests of Irian Jaya is manipulated into betraying her mission by a ruthless and disturbed pastor. A deaf girl hired as a maid by a wealthy New York couple turns the tables on her obliviously abusive employers and answers blackmail with blackmail. A psychiatrist treating a girl in rural England becomes ensnared in a love affair that threatens to destroy her career; while a young couple on holiday in Oman accidentally witness a killing, which leads to their being hunted as well. An entomologist at a remote hotel in the Andamans survives a tsunami and uses a dead body to further her study of ants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected here for the first time, Lawrence Osborne's stories, like his novels - 'elaborate and intricately plotted \u003ci\u003edances macabres\u003c\/i\u003e' (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e) - feel like nightmares set against calmly and meticulously observed backgrounds. With their nods to Daphne du Maurier and Roald Dahl, these nine long-form stories explore characters lost in the shadowed borders between the mundane, the fantastical and the violence of the natural world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR LAWRENCE OSBORNE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Osborne handles surface and depth with immense skill, as only great writers can' \u003cb\u003eDeborah Levy, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Utterly compelling' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Menacing and engrossing' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Osborne, Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53153355694191,"sku":"9781781090831","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/4013\/5535\/files\/9781781090831.jpg?v=1779626633","url":"https:\/\/rechapter.com.au\/products\/burning-angel-and-other-stories-9781781090831","provider":"ReChapter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}