{"product_id":"ruin-hardcover","title":"Ruin - Hardcover","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\u003eCara Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA little girl who disguises herself as an old man, an addict who \u003cbr\u003ecollects dollhouse furniture, a crime reporter confronted by a talking \u003cbr\u003edog, a painter trying to prove the non-existence of god, and lovers in a\u003cbr\u003e penal colony who communicate through technical drawings--these are just a\u003cbr\u003e few of the characters who live among the ruins.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cem\u003eRUIN\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cbr\u003eboth bracingly timely and eerily timeless in its examination of an \u003cbr\u003eAmerican state in free-fall, unsparing in its disregard for broken \u003cbr\u003einstitutions, while shining with compassion for all who are left in \u003cbr\u003etheir wake. Cara Hoffman's short fictions are brutal, surreal, \u003cbr\u003ehilarious, and transgressive, celebrating the sharp beauty of outsiders \u003cbr\u003eand the infinitely creative ways humans muster psychic resistance under \u003cbr\u003eoppressive conditions. The ultimate effect of these ten interconnected \u003cbr\u003estories is one of invigoration and a sense of possibilities--hope for a \u003cbr\u003enew world extracted from the rubble of the old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.8 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47257675432185,"sku":"9781629639314","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/73ZgFNQJRS9781629639314.webp?v=1768752422","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ruin-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}