{"product_id":"hardly-children-stories-9780374167899","title":"Hardly Children: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Fall Pick by \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe, ELLE, Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMyDomain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eerie debut collection featuring missing parents, unrequited love, and other uncomfortable moments\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA man hangs from the ceiling of an art gallery. A woman spells out messages to her sister using her own hair. Children deemed \"bad\" are stolen from their homes. In \u003ci\u003eHardly Children\u003c\/i\u003e, Laura Adamczyk's rich and eccentric debut collection, familiar worlds--bars, hotel rooms, cities that could very well be our own--hum with uncanny dread. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe characters in \u003ci\u003eHardly Children\u003c\/i\u003e are keyed up, on the verge, full of desire. They're lost, they're in love with someone they shouldn't be, they're denying uncomfortable truths using sex or humor. They are children waking up to the threats of adulthood, and adults living with childlike abandon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith command, caution, and subtle terror, Adamczyk shapes a world where death and the possibility of loss always emerge. Yet the shape of this loss is never fully revealed. Instead, it looms in the periphery of these stories, like an uncomfortable scene viewed out of the corner of one's eye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fsg Originals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374167899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2018 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Laura Adamczyk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42599643906229,"sku":"9780374167899","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4901069e-64a2-4dec-b066-146a523b7220.jpg?v=1673999363","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hardly-children-stories-9780374167899","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}