{"product_id":"the-artstars-stories-paperback-softback-9780253044365","title":"The Artstars; Stories (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253044365","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Artstars\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnne Elliott (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253044365\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.318 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Artstars\u003c\/i\u003e is about what people are willing to do – have always been willing to do, really – to be artists: take meaningless day jobs, endure writer's block, weather bad reviews, live in substandard housing, and collect rejection letters while friends collect accolades.\u003c\/p\u003e (Portland Press Herald)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnticing, heart wrenching, and darkly funny, the interconnected stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Artstars\u003c\/em\u003e are set in creative communities—an art school, an illegal loft studio, a guerrilla street performance troupe—where teamwork and professional jealousy mix, and the artists grapple with economic realities and evolving expectations. A middle-aged poet, reeling from 9-11, fights homesickness, writer's block, and ladybugs at an artist's colony. A new empty-nester finds a creative outlet in her community garden, but gets tangled up in garden politics. As the characters pass through each other's stories, making messes and helping mop them up, some find inspiration in accidents; others are ready to quit art completely. Together, they stumble through the creative process, struggling to make art and find the spark of something new and original within themselves. In a world where the odds of becoming a star are nearly impossible, \u003cem\u003eThe Artstars\u003c\/em\u003e tells the stories of those who dare to dream. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLight Streaming from a Horse's Ass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree Lessons in Firesurfing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAquaria\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePink\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDown the Slope\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolunteer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Stone Floor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Beginning of the End of the Beginning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525280428312,"sku":"9780253044365","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-artstars-stories-paperback-softback-9780253044365","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}