{"product_id":"thunderstruck-other-stories-paperback","title":"Thunderstruck \u0026 Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth McCracken\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE - LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eNEWSDAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle - O: The Oprah Magazine - The Miami Herald - Publishers Weekly - Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLook for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author chats and more.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of the beloved novel \u003ci\u003eThe Giant's House--\u003c\/i\u003efinalist for the National Book Award--comes a beautiful new story collection, her first in twenty years. Laced through with the humor, the empathy, and the rare and magical descriptive powers that have led Elizabeth McCracken's fiction to be hailed as \"exquisite\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), \"funny and heartbreaking\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"a true marvel\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), these nine vibrant stories navigate the fragile space between love and loneliness. In \"Property,\" selected by Geraldine Brooks for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e a young scholar, grieving the sudden death of his wife, decides to refurbish the Maine rental house they were to share together by removing his landlord's possessions. In \"Peter Elroy: A Documentary by Ian Casey,\" the household of a successful filmmaker is visited years later by his famous first subject, whose trust he betrayed. In \"The Lost \u0026amp; Found Department of Greater Boston,\" the manager of a grocery store becomes fixated on the famous case of a missing local woman, and on the fate of the teenage son she left behind. And in the unforgettable title story, a family makes a quixotic decision to flee to Paris for a summer, only to find their lives altered in an unimaginable way by their teenage daughter's risky behavior. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Elizabeth McCracken's universe, heartache is always interwoven with strange, charmed moments of joy--an unexpected conversation with small children, the gift of a parrot with a bad French accent--that remind us of the wonder and mystery of being alive. \u003ci\u003eThunderstruck \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e shows this inimitable writer working at the full height of her powers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThunderstruck \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Restorative, unforgettable . . . a powerful testament to the scratchy humor and warm intelligence of McCracken's writing.\"\u003cb\u003e--Sylvia Brownrigg, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Editor's Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] bewitching and wise collection . . . playful, even joyful.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stunningly beautiful . . . brilliantly moving . . . Moments of joy and pure magic flicker and pitch-perfect humor acts as a furtive SOS signal through the fog of loss.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Each of \u003ci\u003eThunderstruck\u003c\/i\u003e's nine stories is a storm: delightful and destructive, packed with electricity, fascinating to watch unfold.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The stories here are brilliant, funny and heartbreaking. . . . Elizabeth McCracken is a national treasure.\"\u003cb\u003e--Paul Harding, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Pure delight: one lyrical, impeccably constructed sentence after another.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Beautifully wrought . . . As painstaking as a watchmaker, McCracken disassembles life down to its smallest parts.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth McCracken\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAn Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, The Giant's House, Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNiagara Falls All Over Again\u003c\/i\u003e. A former public librarian, she is now a faculty member at the University of Texas, Austin, and has received grants and awards from numerous organizations, including the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and the American Academy in Berlin. Elizabeth is married to the novelist and illustrator Edward Carey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757768278304,"sku":"9780812987676","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fb43bc75cbaf016e719661242bbfc0c0.webp?v=1780111351","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/thunderstruck-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}