{"product_id":"splinter-shard-stories-9781770417458","title":"Splinter \u0026 Shard: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA smashing debut collection from award-winning filmmaker Lulu Keating\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eSplinter \u0026amp; Shard\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut story collection by acclaimed filmmaker-turned-writer Lulu Keating. Vivid and precise, the stories in this collection offer an uncompromising journey into what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeating catches her characters at their pivotal moments of discovery, self-reckoning, and change. A dutiful mother of grown children learns a life-shattering secret about two of her children that upends her life. A macho man in mid-life must reconcile himself to his new role as a cosmetics consultant. A young woman, pregnant and unhappy, travels to the Yukon to bury her husband. An old woman turns away from her family to bond with the convicts of the small jail next door. An orphaned girl stumbles onto an unexpected connection with a stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these stories, flaws and strengths are writ large as characters fumble toward redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom flash fiction to deep-dive character studies, \u003ci\u003eSplinter \u0026amp; Shard\u003c\/i\u003e turns over the rocks of everyday experience to reveal the psychological and philosophical truths underneath. The stories range back and forth in time, from Nova Scotia to the Yukon (with a side trip to Florida), and explore universal themes -- loss, infidelity, faith, mortality, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770417458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.80w x 0.50d","brand":"Lulu Keating","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44576561889461,"sku":"9781770417458","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1259250e-6b3d-4d80-b5be-3c9b22f23893.jpg?v=1724175753","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/splinter-shard-stories-9781770417458","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}