{"product_id":"loopholes-microfiction-paperback","title":"Loopholes: Microfiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan McCreery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBettina Kaiser\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese perfectly formed microfictions provide glimpses into the everyday challenges of family life, relationships, ageing and loss. McCreery's characters are typical humans - flawed, vulnerable, frustrating and frustrated. Told with empathy and wit and honed with a wordsmith's skill, Loopholes makes us see ourselves and each other differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith illustrations by Bettina Kaiser\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'To succeed, microfiction must combine efficiency of text with immediacy of imagery and neat narrative twists, all in a space small enough for a single reading. It's an artform that Susan McCreery shows a masterly command of.'\u003cbr\u003e Hilary Simmons, BOOKS + PUBLISHING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShattered glass, shifting shadows - these insights into the psyche are both chilling and hilarious. Ernest Hemingway, eat your heart out.\u003cbr\u003e CARMEL BIRD, winner, 2016 Patrick White Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging in length from a page to four lines, Susan McCreery's vivid glimpses into diverse lives and situations will amuse, shock and inspire you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEMERITUS PROFESSOR ELIZABETH WEBBY AM\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan McCreery is a writer of insight and compassion who understands the complexities of human connection. Better than that, she is sharp, funny and unpredictable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALI JANE SMITH, \u003cem\u003eGala\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading McCreery's one-page stories is like being a kid holding a Whitman's Sampler Box and trying to pick your favourite chocolate. Yum, gritty as pistachio. Yum, creamy as caramel. Of course, I had to devour all of them in one sitting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJULIE CHEVALIER, \u003cem\u003eDarger and his girls, Permission To Lie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 154\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 6.5 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107555381383,"sku":"9781925052299","price":17.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/08cf0aeb0f555afdc96a77c8ccd644e8.webp?v=1732456967","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/loopholes-microfiction-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}