{"product_id":"the-souvenir-museum-stories-9780063063167","title":"The Souvenir Museum: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Most Anticipated Book From: \u003cem\u003eOprahMag.com\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eRefinery 29\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eLitHub\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eHouston Chronicle \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e The Millions \u003c\/em\u003e*\u003cem\u003e Buzzfeed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward-winning author Elizabeth McCracken is an undisputed virtuoso of the short story, and this new collection features her most vibrant and heartrending work to date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these stories, the mysterious bonds of family are tested, transformed, fractured, and fortified. A recent widower and his adult son ferry to a craggy Scottish island in search of puffins. An actress who plays a children's game-show villainess ushers in the New Year with her deadbeat half brother. A mother, pining for her children, feasts on loaves of challah to fill the void. A new couple navigates a tightrope walk toward love. And on a trip to a Texas water park with their son, two fathers each confront a personal fear. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith sentences that crackle and spark and showcase her trademark wit, McCracken traces how our closely held desires--for intimacy, atonement, comfort--bloom and wither against the indifferent passing of time. Her characters embark on journeys that leave them indelibly changed--and so do her readers. \u003cem\u003eThe Souvenir Museum \u003c\/em\u003eshowcases the talents of one of our finest contemporary writers as she tenderly takes the pulse of our collective and individual lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperLuxe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063063167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth McCracken","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39463526957237,"sku":"9780063063167","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7f29f5a5-ee12-4be1-88dc-73a176a5cf16.jpg?v=1615924548","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-souvenir-museum-stories-9780063063167","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}