{"product_id":"ordinary-wonder-tales-paperback","title":"Ordinary Wonder Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily Urquhart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine--and reveals the magic in the everyday.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I've always felt that the term fairy tale doesn't quite capture the essence of these stories,\" writes Emily Urquhart. \"I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories.\" In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we see in our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter storm--or the onset of a loved one's dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, radioactivity, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Wonder Tales\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Urquhart\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist with a doctorate in folklore. Her award-winning work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eLongreads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus, \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere, and her first book was shortlisted for the Kobo First Book Prize and the BC National Award for Canadian Nonfiction. Her most recent book, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Creativity: Art, Memory, my Father and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, was listed as a top book of 2020 by CBC, \u003ci\u003eNOW Magazin\u003c\/i\u003ee and \u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a nonfiction editor for \u003ci\u003eThe New Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Kitchener, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766252241184,"sku":"9781771965057","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a7a04c7197dc71665fcb304ad41cbda1.webp?v=1780288320","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ordinary-wonder-tales-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}