{"product_id":"river-in-egypt-faber-stories-w3","title":"David Means: A River in Egypt [2019] paperback","description":"Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his masterful story 'A River in Egypt', David Means paints a portrait of a moment. Cavanaugh and his young son are suspended; trapped in what a nurse calls 'the sweat chamber', where the boy will be tested for cystic fibrosis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCavanaugh has brought distractions - spasmodic action figures, malformed toy trucks - but they do little to alter the frustration of the sick child screaming, or to alleviate the anxiety of the time spent waiting for 'some exactitude in the form of a diagnosis'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.","brand":"Means, David","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44318523490594,"sku":"9780571352494","price":4.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/means-david-river-in-egypt-faber-stories-w3-9780571352494-40361092251938.jpg?v=1673893965","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/river-in-egypt-faber-stories-w3","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}