{"product_id":"nerve-storm-9780140587036","title":"Nerve Storm","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Your thoughts become fluid, volatile; their aroma fills the room. This is a nerve storm.\" \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her first collection since \u003ci\u003eBitter Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 1991 National Book Critics Circle Award, Amy Gerstler\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eexplores themes of suffering and redemption through a heady blend of folklore, popular culture, and the natural world in \u003ci\u003eNerve Storm\u003c\/i\u003e. The poet Eileen Myles has said that \"the supernatural, the sexy mundane, the out-of-sight are simply [Gerstler's] materials, employed as they might be in a piece of religious art.\" A crackling wit and whimsical instinct guide this collection as Gerstler traipses through humanity's triumphs and blunders, effortlessly revealing the surreal and surprising possibilities inherent in everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140587036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.41h x 5.44w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1993 pg. 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/18\/1993\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amy Gerstler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43733032403125,"sku":"9780140587036","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_30110fcd-cf11-4b61-8848-a09c4c8fe957.jpg?v=1710257396","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nerve-storm-9780140587036","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}