{"product_id":"creatures-of-a-brief-season","title":"Creatures of a Brief Season - preorders","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreatures of a Brief Season\u003c\/span\u003e - preorders\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Clare Owen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautifully written gentle novel about intimacy born of necessity, and what it means to rethink your life when the one you’d imagined hasn’t gone to plan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeonard is elderly, overweight, and battling with failing eyesight - the last thing he needs is a stranger moving in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA decade spent caring for her mother Vanessa has been left homeless and struggling to find work - caring for Leonard is her only option.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the lives of two very different people intertwine, something wonderful happens - assumptions begin to shift, boundaries between obligation and companionship grow less certain and a friendship flourishes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten as a dual narrative, the unflinching look at the challenges of old age seen through the eyes of a complex, often cantankerous protagonist, is comparable to Elizabeth Strout’s \u003cem\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/em\u003e; in putting a carer and her attempts to carve out space for herself centre stage as well, the novel is also akin to the international prize winning \u003cem\u003eWhen the Cranes Fly South\u003c\/em\u003e by Lisa Ridzén.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003epublished by Hermitage Press\u003cbr\u003eDue for publication in August 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hermitage Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53534095114587,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/9709\/2443\/files\/Creaturesfrontcover.png?v=1783441623","url":"https:\/\/hermitagepress.co.uk\/products\/creatures-of-a-brief-season","provider":"Hermitage Press Cornwall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}