{"product_id":"cockfosters-stories-paperback","title":"Cockfosters: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these nine virtuoso stories, Helen Simpson turns her wickedly wry wit to the stations of life, the vulnerabilities of age, and the lives of ordinary people in complicated times. The title story follows two old friends as they ride the London Underground to Cockfosters--the end of the line--to retrieve a pair of newly prescribed bifocals. \"Erewhon\" depicts a reversal of gender roles as a man lies awake in bed fretting about his body shape, his dissatisfaction with sex, his children, and his role in his marriage. And in \"Berlin,\" a fiftysomething couple embarks on a \"\u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCycle \u003c\/i\u003epackage\" trip to Germany, recalling the ups and downs of their life together as they make their way through Wagner's epic. Funny, warmhearted, and deeply insightful, these tales brilliantly balance devastation and optimism as only Helen Simpson can.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelen Simpson is the author of five previous collections of short stories. She spent five years writing for \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e. Simpson is the recipient of the E. M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and lives in London with her husband. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e www.helensimpsonwriter.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52575559778611,"sku":"9780525563624","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DDaJb84Aop9780525563624.webp?v=1761411237","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/cockfosters-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}