{"product_id":"a-thousand-souls-a-novel-in-stories-9781968209025","title":"A Thousand Souls: A Novel in Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of fourteen stories interweaving the lives of three generations in the remote town of Neptune, Vermont.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Catching sight of the village of Neptune nestled in a remote Vermont valley, a traveler likens it to \"a lost kingdom.\" The fourteen stories in Catherine Tudish's gorgeously crafted volume interweave the lives of three generations in this \"embarrassingly pretty town\" of \"upward of a thousand souls\" as they inevitably touch the outside world. A boy born of a secret affair travels by train to South Carolina for a first-time meeting with his respected father. A recent widow and Boston transplant solves the mystery of a teen girl gone missing. A beloved sheriff breaks up a drug operation, only to get busted himself for helping undocumented workers evade ICE. The disappointed wife of a rural mail driver presents him with a nude portrait--of herself. A shy girl with a speech impediment loses her stutter when she befriends and speaks to a black bear. Another boy has nightmares that seem to be the memories of a distant stranger's tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Even as their loyalties and traditions are tested through loss, betrayal, and startling discovery, the characters in \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Souls\u003c\/i\u003e embody the belonging that comes from a close-knit community. Sharply observed, wry, and deeply tender, these stories resonate with both the intricacy and cost of interconnection as the years pass, and ordinary lives take unexpected turns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Acre Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781968209025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Catherine Tudish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52259642933429,"sku":"9781968209025","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_07c1ba93-93ff-41b5-a32d-c4a189c827bd.jpg?v=1771342613","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-thousand-souls-a-novel-in-stories-9781968209025","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}