{"product_id":"the-midwich-cuckoos","title":"The Midwich Cuckoos","description":"                                            In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed - except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnant.\u003cbr\u003eThe resultant children of Midwich do not belong to their parents- all are blonde, all are golden eyed. They grow up too fast and their minds exhibit frightening abilities that give them control over others and brings them into conflict with the villagers just as a chilling realisation dawns on the world outside . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Midwich Cuckoos\u003c\/i\u003e is the classic tale of aliens in our midst, exploring how we respond when confronted by those who are innately superior to us in every conceivable way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903, the son of a barrister. He tried a number of careers including farming, law, commercial art and advertising, and started writing short stories, intended for sale, in 1925. From 1930 to 1939 he wrote short stories of various kinds under different names, almost exclusively for American publications, while also writing detective novels. During the war he was in the Civil Service and then the Army. In 1946 he went back to writing stories for publication in the USA and decided to try a modified form of science fiction, a form he called 'logical fantasy'. As John Wyndham he wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Day of the Triffids\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kraken Wakes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chrysalids\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Midwich Cuckoos\u003c\/i\u003e (filmed as \u003ci\u003eVillage of the Damned\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Seeds of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrouble with Lichen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outward Urge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConsider Her Ways and Others\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeb\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChocky\u003c\/i\u003e. John Wyndham died in March 1969.\r\n                                        ","brand":"The Midwich Cuckoos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42283425759423,"sku":"9780141033013","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/Aeui_jgC4EUZyp2iv9ecNKHkMxGShWYhkCtWxQSCV5YhTA_60_60.jpg?v=1679022999","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/the-midwich-cuckoos","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}