{"product_id":"mothers-stories-paperback","title":"Mothers: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Power\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"extraordinary\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e) debut of unnerving beauty, Chris Power's short story collection \u003ci\u003eMothers \u003c\/i\u003eevokes the magic and despair of the essential human longing for purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris Power's stories are peopled by men and women who find themselves at crossroads or dead ends--characters who search without knowing what they seek. Their paths lead them to thresholds, bridges, rivers, and sites of mysterious, irresistible connection to the past. A woman uses her mother's old travel guide, aged years beyond relevance, to navigate on a journey to nowhere; a stand-up comic with writer's block performs a fateful gig at a cocaine-fueled bachelor party; on holiday in Greece, a father must confront the limits to which he can keep his daughters safe. Braided throughout is the story of Eva, a daughter, wife, and mother, whose search for a self and place of belonging tracks a devastating path through generations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging from remote English moors to an ancient Swedish burial ground to a hedonistic Mexican wedding, the stories in \u003ci\u003eMothers \u003c\/i\u003elay bare the emotional and psychic damage of life, love, and abandonment. Suffused with yearning, Power's transcendent prose expresses a profound ache for vanished pasts and uncertain futures.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Power\u003c\/b\u003e lives and works in London. His column, A Brief Survey of the Short Story, has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003esince 2007. He has written for the BBC, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHis fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Stinging Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dublin Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe White Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. \u003ci\u003eMothers\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book.\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 0.7 x 7.4 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777914667296,"sku":"9781250234964","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9a23e857835df2c15d5591ddc04447cd.webp?v=1780503105","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mothers-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}