{"product_id":"the-sound-of-rabbits-paperback","title":"The Sound of Rabbits - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanice Deal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Rabbits \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply affecting and powerful novel.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLynn Sloan, author of \u003ci\u003eMidstream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Navigation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThis Far Isn't Far Enough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Rabbits\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Ruby, a bright woman with a love of music who thought that leaving the small town where she grew up would ensure her happiness. But her life in Chicago is not going the way she'd planned. At 41, she's drifted away from music, and a long-term relationship with a boyfriend has ended badly. Everything changes with one phone call from her sister, Val, who cares for their mother, Barbara, in the hardscrabble Midwestern town where Ruby grew up. Ruby returns to confront some harsh truths about her family and herself as she tries to find meaning in her mother's battle with Parkinson's disease. Written as an homage to the classic archetype of the Hero's Journey, \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Rabbits \u003c\/i\u003erelies on different points of view to explore themes of change and death, and considers the role that the past--and acceptance of that past--can play in one's current and future happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanice Deal \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Decline of Pigeons\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist in the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction; and \u003ci\u003eStrange Attractors\u003c\/i\u003e, a cycle of linked stories. Her stories have won the Moth Short Story Prize and Cagibi Macaron Prize for fiction, and have appeared in publications including\u003ci\u003e Fiction, Harvard Review Online, The Sun, Emrys Journal, Ontario Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eZone 3\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Rabbits\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764825424160,"sku":"9781646033461","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/74180a469e7eba15ce474d408950a7ef_4b7bb78d-16a5-4349-becc-88c198dc576f.webp?v=1780255797","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sound-of-rabbits-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}