{"product_id":"the-train-now-departing-isbn-9780451203755","title":"The Train now Departing","description":"Featuring the two novellas:\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Train Now Departing \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWhen “The Mousetrap” Closes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Full of suspense and surprise. These carefully written little gems showcase Grimes at her best.”—\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Grimes has created a work of value here, a book that expands her art, her reputation—and possibly her audience.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Richmond-Times Dispatch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Atmospheric and chilling…Grimes [exhibits] a complete mastery of emotional nuance and [a] virtuoso treatment of the grayest coloration.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intelligent…Merits applause.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As atmospherically evocative as [an] Edward Hopper painting.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An a cappella novella, each note strong and noncompetitive.”—\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Grimes once again demonstrates her keen eye for character. Both of these languidly paced novellas focus on middle-aged women who long for respite from their narrow, disappointing lives and find it, at least temporarily, in the company of a man…Thoughtful, compelling, even dark stories—for readers more inclined toward investigating emotions than searching for armchair adventure.”—\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“Cautionary tales, brilliantly told.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Ms. Grimes is adept at building suspense…[She] has created a work of value here, a book that expands her art, her reputation—and possibly her audience.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Richmond-Times Dispatch\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intelligent…They also force us to slow down, to look beneath the cliches about what’s hip and what’s not…Merits applause.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Clear-eyed, nuanced probings into the cruelty of isolation, and though persuasively sad, neither novella is at all sentimental.”—\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Touching…One is moved by her ability to suggest the aching emotional chasm of apparently solid middle-aged lives.” —\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Atmospheric novellas….full of suspense and surprise. These carefully written little gems showcase Grimes at her best.” —\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Each focuses on a single woman living a mundane, well-ordered life until that seeming contentment is derailed by a man with sinister intent. This is Grimes in prim Barbara Pym clothing.”—\u003cb\u003eThe Ottawa Citizen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartha Grimes is the bestselling author of eighteen Richard Jury mysteries and also the acclaimed fiction \u003cb\u003eFoul Matter\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eCold Flat Junction\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHotel Paradise\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe End of the Pier\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Train Now Departing\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301422223589,"sku":"NP9780451203755","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451203755.jpg?v=1767741892","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-train-now-departing-isbn-9780451203755","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}