{"product_id":"the-hungry-and-the-haunted-paperback","title":"The Hungry and the Haunted - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRilla Askew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mercy Seat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFire in Beulah\u003c\/i\u003e comes a new collection of six stories troubled by ghosts that linger in our present moment. Set primarily in eastern Oklahoma during the 1970s, \u003ci\u003eThe Hungry and the Haunted\u003c\/i\u003e is Rilla Askew's testament to young women and other outsiders navigating relationships, social change, and the power of place during increasingly precarious times. Some haunted by ancient wrongs, others yearning to escape or reckoning with primal griefs, each character wrestles with the bonds that wound them and the places that keep them tethered to their roots. This collection is not to be missed by anyone interested in questions of what becomes of our stories as we struggle to write them ourselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnown for her award-winning historical fiction, Askew evokes with resonant period detail the lives of earlier generations in these stories that speak to our current era of fragility and change.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775898911008,"sku":"9781960215178","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5898f7239dcd2c1f0ad99ea1928a04aa.webp?v=1780468630","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-hungry-and-the-haunted-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}