{"product_id":"the-body-farm-stories-hardcover","title":"The Body Farm: Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbby Geni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe long-awaited new book from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lightkeepers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wildlands\u003c\/i\u003e an intense and insightful collection that celebrates the horrors and joys of inhabiting our bodies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe body cannot tell any lies. From birth to death, and through all the transitions in between, the body stores our knowledge and history, our feelings and experiences. Our betrayals. These insightful and empathetic stories, from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Animal\u003c\/i\u003e, shine new light on our physical vessels set against our physical world, two landscapes irretrievably connected and altered over time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn entomologist solves cold cases and upholds a sense of justice by studying the decay of corpses in a field and the insect life they develop. A caregiver obsesses over a stained-glass lampshade to deal with the elegiac losses of Alzheimer's. A sister with webbed fingers highlights the often-universal belief that our siblings just might be creatures brought forth from the deep. The memory of a scent evokes the haunting legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese eleven stories display Abby Geni's great capacity to take us into the lives and experiences of others to scrutinize the physical self: birth, childhood, transition, mental health, trauma, aging, illness, love, sex, and death.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABBY GENI\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lightkeepers\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers Award for Fiction and the inaugural \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003eAward for Best Fiction; \u003ci\u003eThe Wildlands\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize; and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Animal\u003c\/i\u003e, an Indies Introduce Debut Authors selection and a finalist for the Orion Book Award. Geni is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a recipient of the Iowa Fellowship.\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 1.4 x 9 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748871700768,"sku":"9781640096264","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f45c06268e3e90dd56d4d1f6fe185fa9.webp?v=1779918717","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-body-farm-stories-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}