{"product_id":"all-the-names-they-used-for-god-stories-9780525508687","title":"All the Names They Used for God: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best collections I've ever read. Every single story is a standout.\"--Roxane Gay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - \u003ci\u003eRefinery29 \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eBookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fuses science, myth, and imagination into a dark and gorgeous series of questions about our current predicaments.\"---Anthony Doerr, author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dystopian tale about genetically modified septuplets who are struck by a mysterious illness; a love story about a man bewitched by a mermaid; a stirring imagining of the lives of Nigerian schoolgirls in the aftermath of a Boko Haram kidnapping. The stories in \u003ci\u003eAll the Names They Used for God\u003c\/i\u003e break down genre barriers--from science fiction to American Gothic to magical realism to horror--and are united by each character's brutal struggle with fate. Like many of us, the characters in this collection are in pursuit of the sublime. Along the way, they must navigate the borderland between salvation and destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A MUST-READ BOOK BY \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eAM New York \u003c\/i\u003eAND A TOP READ BY \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor - Bustle - Shondaland - Popsugar -\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eBookish\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eAsian American Writers' Workshop\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eHelloGiggles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Strange and wonderful . . . delightfully unexpected.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Completing one  story] is like having lived an entire life, and then being born, breathless, into another.\"\u003cb\u003e--Carmen Maria Machado\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Captivating.\"\u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gripping.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] remarkable debut . . . Sachdeva is seemingly fearless and her talent limitless.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAM New York \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This phenomenal debut short-story collection is filled with stories that bring the otherworldly to life and examine the strangeness of humanity.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBustle \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"So rich they read like dreams . . . They are enormous stories, not in length but in ambition, each an entirely new, unsparing world. Beautiful, draining--and entirely unforgettable.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dial Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525508687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Anjali Sachdeva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638299455644,"sku":"9780525508687","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fd96a53b-bf6a-4dcf-ab97-d38257019a24.jpg?v=1603846940","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/all-the-names-they-used-for-god-stories-9780525508687","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}