{"product_id":"the-temple-of-air-paperback","title":"The Temple of Air - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Ann McNair\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinking the lives and tales of a place and its people through tragedy and consequence, blind faith and redemption, \u003ci\u003eThe Temple of Air\u003c\/i\u003e, Patricia Ann McNair's award-winning collection of finely tuned short stories, spans three decades to present a portrait of working class Americans.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom babysitter and bus ticket salesman to construction worker and cult leader, the residents of New Hope-whose lives intersect after a tragic accident during a summer carnival--chase dreams and suffer disappointment against the subtle backdrop of a Midwestern landscape. The stories are unapologetic yet magical, bringing to life the daily struggle under the weight of war, poverty, natural disaster, illness, grief, and greed, even as the residents enjoy the comforts of solace, friendship, sex, love, ice cream, and the comics found wrapped around bubblegum. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis revised second edition features new stories that will delight both new and old readers, as well as a new introduction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Ann McNair has lived 95 percent of her life in the Midwest. She's managed a gas station, served as a medical volunteer in Honduras, sold pots and pans door to door, tended bar and breaded mushrooms, worked on the trading floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and taught aerobics.\u003c\/b\u003e McNair's work has appeared in various anthologies, magazines, and journals including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fiction: Best Unpublished Short Stories by Emerging Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBarrelhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nervous Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSuperstition Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHypertext\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiver Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFourth Genre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrevity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreative Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. She's received numerous Illinois Arts Council Awards, Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year, Devil's Kitchen Reading Award, and a Finalist Award for Prose from the Society of Midland Authors. An Associate Professor Emerita of Creative Writing at Columbia College Chicago, McNair facilitates adult writing workshops and is the Artistic Director of Interlochen College of Creative Arts' Writers Retreat. She lives in Tucson with her husband, visual artist Philip Hartigan, and a yard visited by feral cats.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso by Patricia Ann McNair: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd These Are the Good Times\u003c\/i\u003e, essays \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eResponsible Adults\u003c\/i\u003e, stories \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8 x 5.25 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":51752540930336,"sku":"9781948954891","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e254454ffd1acd63dc3bce9c4ad332cc.webp?v=1779998428","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-temple-of-air-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}