{"product_id":"the-sadness-of-spirits-stories-paperback-softback-9780253050458","title":"The Sadness of Spirits; Stories (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253050458","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Sadness of Spirits\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\"\u003eAimee Pogson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253050458\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 September 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e142 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.181 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\"These fantastic, angelic stories and fairytales are full of astonishing characters and their longing, love, empathy, and strangeness. Each story is perfectly pitched, takes you away and brings you back slightly changed, better, stronger, listening harder.\"—Deb Olin Unferth, author of \u003ci\u003eBarn 8\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat power does misery play in daily life? \u003cbr\u003e In this sorrowful yet intriguing collection of stories, Aimee Pogson explores journeys of suffering through magical realism. A preschool teacher contends with the stream of salmon that keep appearing on her windowsill, in her closet, tucked in her shoes. An invisible boy swallows nails, buttons, and tree bark in a misguided attempt to grow stronger. Spirits cling to a Ouija board, restlessly hoping that someone will remove it from the closet and ask them a question. A young girl who has an existential crisis burns her Barbie dolls at the stake. And a short, dancing man manipulates the melody of molecules in an attempt to bring his loved ones back to life. \u003cbr\u003e While sadness weighs heavy in \u003ci\u003eThe Sadness of Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e, Pogson's writing provokes strong emotions, leaving the reader with hope and admiration as the characters are awakened to the nuance and possibility melancholy can bring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Unnatural\u003cbr\u003e Red Ballooning\u003cbr\u003e Oh, Dr. Brown\u003cbr\u003e The Invisible Boy\u003cbr\u003e Aching in the Grass\u003cbr\u003e These Clouds, These Trees, These Fish of the Sea\u003cbr\u003e Dolls\u003cbr\u003e The Long Man\u003cbr\u003e Disappearance\u003cbr\u003e Mailman Fantasies\u003cbr\u003e Winter\u003cbr\u003e The Sadness of Spirits\u003cbr\u003e Uncle Rumpelstiltskin Will Teach You to Dance\u003cbr\u003e The Key Maker and His Kin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525312377112,"sku":"9780253050458","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-sadness-of-spirits-stories-paperback-softback-9780253050458","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}