{"product_id":"hieroglyphics-paperback-2","title":"Hieroglyphics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJill McCorkle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHieroglyphics\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that tugs at the deepest places of the human soul--a beautiful, heart-piercing meditation on life and death and the marks we leave on this world. It is the work of a wonderful writer at her finest and most profound.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Jessica Shattuck, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Women in the Castle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After many years in Boston, Lil and Frank have retired to North Carolina. The two of them married young, having bonded over how they both--suddenly, tragically--lost a parent when they were children. Now, Lil has become deter­mined to leave a history for their own kids. She sifts through letters and notes and diary entries, uncovering old stories--and perhaps revealing more secrets than Frank wants their children to know. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, Frank has become obsessed with the house he lived in as a boy on the outskirts of town, where a young single mother, Shelley, is now raising her son. For Shelley, Frank's repeated visits begin to trigger memories of her own family, memories that she'd hoped to keep buried. Because, after all, not all parents are ones you wish to remember. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Empathetic and profound, this novel from master storyteller Jill McCorkle deconstructs and reconstructs what it means to be a father or a mother, and to be a child trying to know your parents--a child learning to make sense of the hieroglyphics of history and memory.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the first authors ever published by Algonquin, Jill McCorkle's first two novels were released simultaneously when she was in her early 20s. Since then, she has published six novels and four collections of short stories. Five of her books have been \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e Notable books and \u003ci\u003eLife After Life \u003c\/i\u003ewas a NYT bestseller. She has received the John Dos Passos Prize for Excellence in Literature and the North Carolina Award for Literature. Her stories have been included in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNorton Anthology of Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47250659770617,"sku":"9781643751382","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MFZ4Uk0wYW1UMG8wQU5UQVhlV240UT09.webp?v=1768664576","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hieroglyphics-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}