{"product_id":"stories-i-stole","title":"Wendell Steavenson: Stories I Stole [2003] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Thomas Cook Book Award 2003\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e First Book Award 2002\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFed up with working for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in London, Steavenson moved to Georgia on a whim. \u003ci\u003eStories I Stole \u003c\/i\u003erelates her time there in twenty vodka-fuelled episodes drawn from all over the country - tales of love, friendship and power cuts, of duelling (Georgian style), of horse races in the mountains, wars and refugees, broken hearts, fixed elections, drinking sessions and a room containing a thousand roses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A young Kapuscinski with a literary future ahead of her...an immensely talented writer' \u003c\/b\u003eNeal Ascherson, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A joyous, perceptive and haunting debut which fizzes - and sears - like rough new wine'\u003c\/b\u003e Rory MacLean, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lyrical, poetic and sassy by turns; when she retells Georgian people's stories, you hear real voices' \u003c\/b\u003eVanora Bennett, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I couldn't possibly over praise the beautiful writing'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sparkling, poetical hymn to the most romantic and dangerous land in the world.' \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Sebag-Montefiore, author of \u003ci\u003ePrince of Princes: The Life of Potemkin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lively, atmospheric, honest, perceptive; a terrific account of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorgia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's post-Soviet mess from a fresh and intelligent new writer' \u003c\/b\u003eAnna Reid, author of \u003ci\u003eBorderland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steavenson, Wendell","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48927970001235,"sku":"XG81843541127","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53774067564883,"sku":"XV81843541127","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":53813326184787,"sku":"9781843541127","price":12.84,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/steavenson-wendell-wendell-steavenson-stories-i-stole-2003-paperback-1238596236.jpg?v=1779378727","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/stories-i-stole","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}