{"product_id":"cockfosters-stories-9780525563624","title":"Cockfosters: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these nine virtuoso stories, Helen Simpson turns her wickedly wry wit to the stations of life, the vulnerabilities of age, and the lives of ordinary people in complicated times. The title story follows two old friends as they ride the London Underground to Cockfosters--the end of the line--to retrieve a pair of newly prescribed bifocals. \"Erewhon\" depicts a reversal of gender roles as a man lies awake in bed fretting about his body shape, his dissatisfaction with sex, his children, and his role in his marriage. And in \"Berlin,\" a fiftysomething couple embarks on a \"\u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCycle \u003c\/i\u003epackage\" trip to Germany, recalling the ups and downs of their life together as they make their way through Wagner's epic. Funny, warmhearted, and deeply insightful, these tales brilliantly balance devastation and optimism as only Helen Simpson can.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Simpson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525563624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen Simpson is the author of five previous collections of short stories. She spent five years writing for \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e. Simpson is the recipient of the E. M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and lives in London with her husband. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e www.helensimpsonwriter.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44911746547827,"sku":"9780525563624","price":25.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ee268f18-97f8-4dec-834c-4c565735aade.jpg?v=1777568070","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/cockfosters-stories-9780525563624","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}