{"product_id":"owls-do-cry-1","title":"Owls do Cry","description":"\u003ci\u003eSo the day promised fair, and the sea lay like a quilt with the waves tucked under, and the trees wavering like leafless water, cut to fit from a transparent block of blue air and frost.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOwls Do Cry\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the Withers family- Francie, who is twelve and about to start work at the woollen mills, hard drudgery sweetened with the thrill of riding a bike to work; Toby, who would rather play at the dump than go to school, where the dark velvet cloak of epilepsy often wraps itself around him; Chicks, the youngest; and Daphne, whose rich poetic way of seeing the world leads to a heartbreaking life in institutions.\u003cbr\u003e Janet Frame writes of hardship, poverty and tragedy with beauty and a deep sensitivity. \u003ci\u003eOwls Do Cry\u003c\/i\u003e is a poetic masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43585866006725,"sku":"","price":18.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/Owls_20Do_20Cry_ab99563a-58b6-46ff-8b57-0a566e2f17cc.jpg?v=1716735081","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/owls-do-cry-1","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}