{"product_id":"the-pre-war-house-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"The Pre-War House and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brooding uncle takes an au pair's passport. Years of tension between a father and a son erupt with violent consequences. A man disappears along a lonely mail route . . . and it has happened before. From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lighthouse\u003c\/em\u003e comes this uncanny collection of short fiction about the unhomeliness of home: Fractured families, domestic claustrophobia, and the unseen menace of the everyday. With the same emotional tension and tightly controlled prose that garnered her first novel such accolades, Moore once again shines a light into the darkest corners of the human heart, moving deftly from flash fiction to novella, from insightful realism to chilling gothic horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlison Moore's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Awards, winning the McKitterick Prize. Both \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e and her second novel, \u003ci\u003eHe Wants\u003c\/i\u003e (Biblioasis, 2016), were \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e Books of the Year. Her most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Seaside\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming from Biblioasis). Her short fiction has been included in \u003ci\u003eBest British Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest British Horror\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies and broadcast on BBC Radio. The title story of her debut collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Pre-War House and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, won a novella prize. Her first children's book, \u003ci\u003eSunny and the Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e, will be published in the UK in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770192822560,"sku":"9781771962155","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/11379fa611e8eef2dabf99db18515d38.webp?v=1780366829","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-pre-war-house-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}