{"product_id":"9781770101746","title":"The Mistress's Dog, by David Medalie (used)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecond-hand copy — condition: very good. Inscribed, faded sticked on front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mistress’s Dog\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging collection of twelve short stories by David Medalie, including two award winners – ‘Recognition’ and ‘The Mistress’s Dog’ – and a Foreword and afterword by Michael Titlestad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeft, subtle and nuanced, Medalie’s stories show an accomplished and mature writer at his best. Their focus is the lived experience of people: ostensibly uneventful lives into which the unexpected erupts. These stories find significance in the reversals, ironies and coincidences of existence. They bring the characters – and the reader – to the brink of recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mistress’s Dog: Short Stories 1996–2010. Picador Africa, 2010. Paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador Africa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50850900607234,"sku":"9781770101746","price":140.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/files\/view_archive_d74cbf9b-d339-4685-ba0e-9fee4fdd14bf.jpg?v=1792754238","url":"https:\/\/bridgebooks.co.za\/products\/9781770101746","provider":"Bridge Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}