{"product_id":"souls-in-the-mist-a-tale-i-lived-9781504396356","title":"Souls in the Mist: A Tale I Lived","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSouls in the Mist: A tale I lived\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel where the people, places and customs portrayed represent the\u003cbr\u003e life of a rural community in Mexico in the time leading up to the Day of the Dead celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe common thread of the story is an old woman who, as she goes from her house to the market, the\u003cbr\u003e Church or cemetery during these festivity days, is encountering various inhabitants of the village.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she and the rest of her neighbors are doing various tasks specifi c to those days, she is narrating her\u003cbr\u003e life and sharing her thoughts and memories from the town's old days, and whenever she encounters\u003cbr\u003e someone in the village, she \"takes us by the hand\" to the inside of that person's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe traditions associated with these festivities lend a magical aura to the plot of the novel, as the living\u003cbr\u003e characters seem not only to reminisce but also to interact with the souls of the deceased. The reader\u003cbr\u003e hears the voices of the villagers, and in their manner of speaking becomes witness to the town's deepest\u003cbr\u003e soul. Its tone takes a page from the style of Magic Realism made famous by Gabriel Garc a-Marquez's\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude, Juan Rulfo's Pedro P ramo \u003c\/em\u003eor Laura Esquivel's\u003cem\u003e Like Water for Chocolate.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Balboa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504396356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Monica del Valle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42506213818549,"sku":"9781504396356","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_98f08e58-6181-414d-b157-ac208287c2b5.jpg?v=1668526804","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/souls-in-the-mist-a-tale-i-lived-9781504396356","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}