{"product_id":"a-spirit-rises","title":"A Spirit Rises","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe original U.S. blurb says it well, '. . .But some readers consider her short stories the best vehicle for her impeccable craftsmanship, her peerless ability to sketch in a few deft lines a man or woman in a brief moment of destiny - tragic, comic, absurd or moving. These fourteen new stories are once again evidence of her wit and irony, her grace and poise.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Spirit Rises comprises fourteen stories: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYouth and the Lady\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Locum Tenens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fifth of November\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Question of Disposal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnby Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn a Shaken House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Old Nun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRandolph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Living for Others\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dressmaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Spirit Rises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Snow Guest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuring a Winter Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Work of Art\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of the stories first appeared in The New Yorker which makes the dedication to William Maxwell all the more appropriate. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Spirit Rises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is one of four collections of Sylvia Townsend Warner's short stories that Faber Finds are reissuing: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinter in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Spirit Rises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Stranger with a Bag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScenes of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Miss Townsend Warner, as always, comes up to scratch with the sheer caress of her style. The stories in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Spirit Rises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, private, utterly leisured, are like charades played by angels - albeit rather sardonic ones, and in a slightly unreal hothouse. The choice and rhythm of her words are not to be wolfed; be patient, keep the mind free to wander on a quickening phrase or a squint of humour.' David Hughes, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57261332398424,"sku":"9780571276394","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571276394.jpg?v=1778396488","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/a-spirit-rises","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}