{"product_id":"the-fifth-woman-paperback","title":"The Fifth Woman - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNona Caspers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStacey D'Erasmo\u003c\/b\u003e (Selected by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears after Caspers's unnamed narrator loses her first lover in a tragic accident, she finds herself wondering, \"What did she want from me? What are the things that matter?\" In vivid, richly detailed vignettes, the book tracks the cyclical nature of grief and remembrance across a life fractured by loss. At times dryly comical, at other times radiantly surreal, \u003cem\u003eThe Fifth Woman\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to the resurrecting power of memory and enduring love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNona Caspers is the author of \u003cem\u003eLittle Book of Days\u003c\/em\u003e (Spuyten Duyvil, 2009) and \u003cem\u003eHeavier Than Air\u003c\/em\u003e (University of Massachusetts Press, 2008), which was honored with the AWP's Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction and listed as a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e Editors' Choice. Her work has been supported by a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a San Francisco Arts Commission grant, a LAMBDA Literary Award nomination, and the Joseph Henry Jackson Literary Award, among other awards. Stories have appeared in numerous literary reviews, including \u003cem\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCimmaron Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlack Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a professor of creative writing at San Francisco State University and lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769799016736,"sku":"9781946448170","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/656a95795a7e5a8177219df819c9feca.webp?v=1780356995","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fifth-woman-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}