{"product_id":"the-sound-of-holding-your-breath-stories-paperback","title":"The Sound of Holding Your Breath: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNatalie Sypolt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe residents of \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Holding Your Breath\u003c\/i\u003e could be neighbors, sharing the same familiar landscapes of twenty-first-century Appalachia--lake and forest, bridge and church, cemetery and garden, diner and hair salon. They could be your neighbors--average, workaday, each struggling with secrets and losses, entrenched in navigating the complex requirements of family in all its forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet tragedy and violence challenge these unassuming lives: A teenage boy is drawn to his sister's husband, an EMT searching the lake for a body. A brother, a family, and a community fail to confront the implications of a missing girl. A pregnant widow spends Thanksgiving with her deceased husband's family. Siblings grapple with the death of their sister-in-law at the hands of their brother. And in the title story, the shame of rape ruptures more than a decade later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccidents and deaths, cons and cover-ups, abuse and returning veterans--Natalie Sypolt's characters wrestle with who they are during the most trying situations of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalie Sypolt is an assistant professor at Pierpont Community \u0026amp; Technical College. She coordinates the high school workshop for the West Virginia Writers' Workshop at West Virginia University and has served as a literary editor for the \u003ci\u003eAnthology of Appalachian Writers. \u003c\/i\u003eHer work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train, Appalachian Heritage, Kenyon Review Online, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWillow Springs\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the winner of the Glimmer Train new writers contest, the Betty Gabehart Prize, the West Virginia Fiction Award, and the \u003ci\u003eStill\u003c\/i\u003e fiction contest. This is her first book. Learn more at nataliesypolt.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760089596192,"sku":"9781946684578","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e4539cadca45ce8ff277bbda9ca92181.webp?v=1780171350","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sound-of-holding-your-breath-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}