{"product_id":"the-lowest-blue-flame-before-nothing-9781879960541","title":"The Lowest Blue Flame Before Nothing","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of twelve unforgettable short stories, Lara Stapleton writes from the same precarious emotional plane where her characters live. She writes about people living in a world that forces them to recreate daily their small corner of hope. These are people who don't quite fit; who often seem just a little out of step with their circumstances; who have a past to run from but no clear future to run to; who live in the present with the pure ache of longing. They are complex: defiant and helpless, isolated and exposed, sometimes painfully self-aware, sometimes lagging behind the curve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e A gutsy, emotionally astute collection of stories that walks the reader over the hot coals of unnamed desire.\u003c\/em\u003e -- Ginu Kamani, author of\u003cem\u003e Junglee Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Lara Stapleton takes us to a world in which everyone is intensely human and vulnerable, whether they are roaming the climate-controlled megamalls of Manila or the desolate streets of a Midwest town...With the precision of a microsurgeon, Stapleton dissects the subtle frustrations of the heart, picking out details and tell-tale cracks that make life seem so fragile, and therefore dear. The stories in T\u003c\/em\u003ehe Lowest Blue Flame Before Nothing\u003cem\u003e are an unflinching look into lives of quiet desperation, and an auspicious debut for its young author.\u003c\/em\u003e --Eric Gamalinda, editor, \u003cem\u003eFlippin' Filipinos on America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aunt Lute Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781879960541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.59w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/05\/1998 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1998 pg. 1407\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lara Stapleton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51948735201461,"sku":"9781879960541","price":9.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fe74b099-856a-4381-89f2-08fe3dd7e2f8.jpg?v=1762272614","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-lowest-blue-flame-before-nothing-9781879960541","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}