{"product_id":"the-wonder-garden-9780802124814","title":"The Wonder Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next Pick\u003cbr\u003eAn Amazon Debut Spotlight\u003cbr\u003eA Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers selection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Like Wharton, Acampora seems to understand fiction as a kind of elegant design. As characters reappear in one story after another, Acampora reveals herself as a careful architect... lovely prose... often a single sentence twists sinuously, charged with positive and negative electricity.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaunched by four starred prepubs and a full page \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e book review, \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder Garden\u003c\/i\u003e marks Lauren Acampora's rarely seen, sensational entrance into the literary world. With enchanting realism, these linked stories bring to the page the myriad lives of a suburban town, and reveal at each turn the unseen battles we play out behind drawn blinds, the creeping truths from which we distract ourselves, and the massive dreams we haul quietly with us and hold close. Deliciously creepy and masterfully complex \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder Garden\u003c\/i\u003e heralds the arrival of a phenomenal new talent in American fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Acampora's stories show that an \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e principle still applies: All happy families are the same; the unhappy ones are miserable in their own special way. Or to boil it down to modern terms: mo' money, mo' problems ... Add well-drawn characters, interesting plots, cultural zingers and dead-on critiques of consumerism and Acampora delivers a page-turner.\"--\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A smashing debut, with range, subtlety and bite. Reading Acampora, we're in Cheever country, with hints of Flannery O'Connor.\"--Jane Ciabattari, BBC.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In 13 sharply drawn linked stories, Acampora reveals the complexities beneath the polish and privilege of a prosperous Connecticut town.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802124814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Lauren Acampora","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643392716956,"sku":"9780802124814","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ba46df9d-0dff-4411-8725-a963d0ae6b17.jpg?v=1603856536","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-wonder-garden-9780802124814","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}