{"product_id":"9781448215546","title":"Day's End and Other Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDay's End and Other Stories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): H.E. Bates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDay's End and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, H. E. Bates's first short story  collection published in 1928 when he was just 23, depicts the rural  lives of quirky characters cast in his distinctive, beautifully drawn  style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each story has a youthful quality, intimate and often  profound, perfectly demonstrating the progression of this masterful  wordsmith. Bates explores bittersweet young love in 'The Birthday', the  delightful reflections of a man spellbound by the sounds of the sea and  the breathing of his new baby in 'The Holiday', and two old friends in  'Fishing', described by David Garnett as a tale that “could hardly be  shorter and could hardly be slighter, but it is a complete and perfect  little work of art, full of humour and containing a profound reflection  on human life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This edition of \u003ci\u003eDay's End and Other Stories,\u003c\/i\u003e published by Bloomsbury Reader to celebrate H. E. Bates's 110th birthday anniversary, is enhanced with a bonus story – \u003ci\u003eIn View of the Fact That\u003c\/i\u003e – a rare gem previously published in a small pamphlet in 1927, and never reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781448215546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Reader","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40595526516942,"sku":"9781448215546","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_bcc1692e-5422-4897-98f9-ea4f4099fbba.jpg?v=1637834263","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781448215546","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}