{"product_id":"widow-stories-paperback","title":"Widow: 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\u003eMichelle Latiolais\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBELIEVER\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK AWARD FINALIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In prose shimmering with intelligence and compassion, Michelle Latiolais dissects the essentials of everyday life to find the heartbeat within.\"--\u003cb\u003eAlice Sebold\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lovely Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWidow\u003c\/i\u003e is a hymn to reverence, simultaneously heartbroken and celebratory. Michelle Latiolais has given us the rarest item, a splendidly articulated masterpiece.\" --\u003cb\u003eWilliam Kittredge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this luminous collection of stories, the gifted Michelle Latiolais writes of loss in all its surprising manifestations. \u003ci\u003eWidow\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastation and a wonder.\" --\u003cb\u003eChristine Schutt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is something mysterious about this book, as there always is in the writing that matters most. It eludes explanation. It illumines terrifying realities. Only because these pages seem nakedly willing to take the imprint of every emotion, no matter how ugly, do they possess this great beauty.\" --\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Tallent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories of \u003ci\u003eWidow\u003c\/i\u003e conjure the nuances of inner sensations as if hitting the notes of a song, deftly played across human memory. These meditations bravely explore the physiology of grief through a masterful interweaving of tender insight and unflinching detail--reminding us that the inner life is best understood through the medium of storytelling. Among these stories of loss are interwoven other tales, creating a bridge to the ineffable pleasures and follies of life before the catastrophe. Throughout this collection, Latiolais captures the longing, humor, and strange grace that accompany life's most transformative chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Latiolais\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWidow: Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice selection, and two previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Proper Knowledge, \u003c\/i\u003e also published by Bellevue Literary Press. She is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Fiction from the Commonwealth Club of California and an English professor and co-director of the Programs in Writing at the University of California at Irvine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Latiolais\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWidow: Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice selection, and two previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Proper Knowledge, \u003c\/i\u003e also published by Bellevue Literary Press. She is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Fiction from the Commonwealth Club of California and an English professor and co-director of the Programs in Writing at the University of California at Irvine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47248584376569,"sku":"9781934137307","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/M21IRzRwcXBTWElWU3VvcWUwUDVUQT09.webp?v=1768635646","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/widow-stories-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}