{"product_id":"little-nightmares-little-dreams-short-stories-9781497693753","title":"Little Nightmares, Little Dreams: Short Stories","description":"Rachel Simon's debut, originally published in 1990, is a collection of stories about the struggle for love and intimacy, told from the point of view of adolescent girls, young mothers, and elderly women. Some are rooted in reality, others in magical realism, with tones ranging from serious to comic, sunny to dark. Throughout, Simon employs such a wide range of voices--sweet, shrewd, wistful, irascible, vulnerable, sensual--the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e hailed her as \"a literary ventriloquist.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among the highlights are \"Little Nightmares, Little Dreams,\" in which an elderly couple enters the unknown by trying to dream the same dream; \"Paint,\" in which a runaway-turned-artist's-model provokes protests after her naked body becomes the canvas; \"Afterglow,\" in which a plucky thirteen-year-old playing hooky is held hostage by an escaped convict; \"Grandma Death,\" in which an overbearing grandmother can't seem to go anywhere without someone dropping dead; and \"Better Than A Box of Dreams,\" in which a maid irritated by her boss's dream therapy sessions dreams her own fondest wish back to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Nightmares, Little Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e was presented on NPR's Selected Shorts and the Lifetime program \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Room\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e This 2014 rerelease includes four previously uncollected stories. It also includes a new introduction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Distribution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497693753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45d","brand":"Rachel Simon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574273253557,"sku":"9781497693753","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5ebdb9b6-83c8-45fb-b6d6-a3513eb64a71.jpg?v=1643691963","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/little-nightmares-little-dreams-short-stories-9781497693753","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}