{"product_id":"a-wall-of-bright-dead-feathers-stories-paperback","title":"A Wall of Bright Dead Feathers: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBabette Fraser Hale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2022 Texas Institute of Letters Sergio Troncoso Award for Best First Book of Fiction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of the flawed, fully human characters we meet in these twelve stories faces a moment of life-altering transformation. Most are newcomers to the scenic, rolling countryside of central Texas whose charms they romanticize, even as the troubles they hoped to leave behind persist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young pianist struggles to keep her emotionally fragile boyfriend alive; a displaced New Yorker's ambivalence with guns results in two fractured families; an oil man gambles on his estranged daughter's integrity. The complicated history of this German-Czech region, where the stories are set, anchors the experience of two young artists who make a costly decision in 1862. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn graceful and precise, often lyrical, prose, Fraser Hale immerses us in lives whose superficial privilege provides no real protection against the unexpected.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBABETTE FRASER HALE's short fiction has won the Meyerson Award from \u003ci\u003eSouthwest Review\u003c\/i\u003e, a creative artist award from the Cultural Arts Council of Houston, and was recognized among the \"other distinguished stories\" in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, 2015. She lives in central Texas and Houston with her husband and large, often muddy, dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51787081187616,"sku":"9780965746892","price":18.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/193e0c2bbcdda208dc7c82ecd9f905a0.webp?v=1780644323","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-wall-of-bright-dead-feathers-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}