{"product_id":"the-unfinished-world-and-other-stories-9781631490903","title":"The Unfinished World: And Other Stories","description":"In the weird and wonderful tradition of Kelly Link and Karen Russell, Amber Sparks's dazzling new collection bursts forth with stories that render the apocalyptic and otherworldly hauntingly familiar. In \"The Cemetery for Lost Faces,\" two orphans translate their grief into taxidermy, artfully arresting the passage of time. The anchoring novella, \"The Unfinished World,\" unfurls a surprising love story between a free and adventurous young woman and a dashing filmmaker burdened by a mysterious family. Sparks's stories--populated with sculptors, librarians, astronauts, and warriors--form a veritable cabinet of curiosities. Mythical, bizarre, and deeply moving, \u003cem\u003eThe Unfinished World and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e heralds the arrival of a major writer and illuminates the search for a brief encounter with the extraordinary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631490903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/17\/2016 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amber Sparks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42925126942901,"sku":"9781631490903","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6656baeb-06c2-4b89-879d-27ce2c04ef50.jpg?v=1687846043","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-unfinished-world-and-other-stories-9781631490903","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}