{"product_id":"masquerade-by-mary-fisher","title":"'Masquerade' by Mary Fisher","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"474\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"140\"\u003eMasquerade\u003c\/em\u003e, Australian writer Mary Fisher constructs a sequence of seven interconnected stories set within a nursing home.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"474\"\u003eThe residents—each carrying fragments of earlier lives, identities, and allegiances—become the centre of a quiet theatre of memory, where past selves resurface through recollection, rivalry, confession, and invention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"810\"\u003eRather than treating old age as a closing chapter, Fisher presents it as a strange social stage: a place where history, culture, and private mythology continue to collide. The result is a reflective, sometimes darkly observant portrait of ageing, identity, and the masks people carry long after the world has stopped paying attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"810\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1989 Simcha Press first edition hardback.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44183705747539,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/ScholarsCreatingDigitalMapsofSpinoza_sEthics-2026-03-12T162405.865.png?v=1773293061","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/masquerade-by-mary-fisher","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}