{"product_id":"monsters-we-have-made-paperback","title":"Monsters We Have Made - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLindsay Starck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poignant and evocative novel that explores the bounds of familial love, the high stakes of parenthood, and the tenuous divide between fiction and reality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen years ago, Sylvia Gray's young daughter, Faye, attacked her babysitter in order to impress the Kingman, a monster she and her best friend had encountered on the Internet. When the now twenty-three-year-old Faye goes missing, leaving her toddler behind, Sylvia launches a search that propels her back into the past and back into the Kingman's orbit. With the help of her estranged husband and a sister she hasn't spoken to in years, Sylvia draws dangerously closer not only to Faye, but also to the truth about the monster that once inspired her. Will Sylvia be able to reach her daughter before history repeats itself? Or will it be Sylvia, this time, who loses her grip on reality and succumbs to the dark powers of this monstrous fiction? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth literary and suspenseful, \u003ci\u003eMonsters We Have Made\u003c\/i\u003e confronts the terrors of parenthood and examines the boundaries of love. Most importantly, it reminds us of the power of stories to shape our lives.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLindsay Starck is a writer, editor, and professor based in Minneapolis. She studied at Yale, Notre Dame, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eNoah's Wife, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2016 by G.P. Putnam's Sons. Her short prose has recently appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew England Review, Ploughshares, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Bellevue Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cincinnati Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Her academic articles have been published in \u003ci\u003eModern Fiction, The Journal of Modern Periodical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAdaptation.\u003c\/i\u003e When she's not typing on her laptop (or taking pictures of it) she's traveling with her husband or training their dog, Cedar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748851384608,"sku":"9780593471036","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/95f17ac5e79ed70cd4a2af764fc430bb.webp?v=1779918113","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/monsters-we-have-made-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}