{"product_id":"the-lowest-blue-flame-before-nothing-paperback","title":"The Lowest Blue Flame Before Nothing - 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\u003eLara Stapleton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of twelve unforgettable short stories, Lara Stapleton writes from the same precarious emotional plane where her characters live. She writes about people living in a world that forces them to recreate daily their small corner of hope. These are people who don't quite fit; who often seem just a little out of step with their circumstances; who have a past to run from but no clear future to run to; who live in the present with the pure ache of longing. They are complex: defiant and helpless, isolated and exposed, sometimes painfully self-aware, sometimes lagging behind the curve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e A gutsy, emotionally astute collection of stories that walks the reader over the hot coals of unnamed desire.\u003c\/em\u003e -- Ginu Kamani, author of\u003cem\u003e Junglee Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Lara Stapleton takes us to a world in which everyone is intensely human and vulnerable, whether they are roaming the climate-controlled megamalls of Manila or the desolate streets of a Midwest town...With the precision of a microsurgeon, Stapleton dissects the subtle frustrations of the heart, picking out details and tell-tale cracks that make life seem so fragile, and therefore dear. The stories in T\u003c\/em\u003ehe Lowest Blue Flame Before Nothing\u003cem\u003e are an unflinching look into lives of quiet desperation, and an auspicious debut for its young author.\u003c\/em\u003e --Eric Gamalinda, editor, \u003cem\u003eFlippin' Filipinos on America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLara Stapleton was born and raised in East Lansing, Michigan and lived for some time in Manila, Philippines. She received her M.A. from New York University. She currently is a part-time faculty member in the English Department at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus and is working on her first novel. Her work has appeared in numerous journals. Lara co-edited \u003cem\u003eJuncture: 25 Very Good Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e12 Excellent Drawings\u003c\/em\u003e with Veronica Gonzalez and edited \u003cem\u003eThirdest World: Stories and Essays\u003c\/em\u003e by Three Filipino Writers. She is the recipient of the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Grant for writers and a two-time winner of the University of Michigan's Hopwood Award for fiction. She is also the winner of the Columbia Journal fiction prize. \u003cem\u003eThe Lowest Blue Flame Before Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e is her first collection of short stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.58 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267268165881,"sku":"9781879960541","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/LTMhmulQj69781879960541.webp?v=1768862635","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-lowest-blue-flame-before-nothing-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}