{"product_id":"the-mother-garden-stories-paperback","title":"The Mother Garden: Stories - 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\u003eRobin Romm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Romm's arresting and resonant stories take on the fundamental themes of the human condition: mortality, loyalty, and love.\u003c\/b\u003e In fresh and irreverent prose, Romm captures the mo-ments before and after loss, mining the depths of grief with wit and grace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Mother Garden\u003c\/i\u003e are at once vividly realistic and infused with the bizarre -- a man uses a chicken egg to test whether he is ready for fatherhood; a daughter plants a garden of mothers to replace her own; a family's ghosts literally fall through the ceiling, disrupting daily life; a woman finds her father sleeping in the desert after twenty-six years of living without him. People stumble in relationships, start families, struggle with illness, learn to mourn -- and as in life, these acts are consuming, magical, and disorienting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sharply funny and deeply moving, this extraordinary collection introduces a young writer of fierce originality and prodigious talent.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.03 x 4.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47244893323513,"sku":"9781416539087","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/emtJRFNzVFk3a0l2a1AwZWFZTEM3QT09.webp?v=1768595538","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-mother-garden-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}