{"product_id":"9780062869807","title":"Tell Me Who We Were: Stories","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMcQuade, Kate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWilliam Morrow Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dazzling collection of linked short stories about\u003cbr\u003ewomanhood, motherhood, marriage and transformation, in the vein of such\u003cbr\u003econtemporary powerhouses as Carmen Maria Machado, Kelly Link and Samantha Hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“These are stories of magical lyricism, contemporary\u003cbr\u003ein their exploration of the obsessions of girls and young women, mythic in\u003cbr\u003etheir scope and mystery…. Remarkable. The work of an exceptional writer.”  —Joyce\u003cbr\u003eCarol Oates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt begins with a drowning.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day, Mr.\u003cbr\u003eArcilla, the romance-language teacher at Briarfield, an all-girls boarding\u003cbr\u003eschool, is found dead at the bottom of Reed Pond. Young and handsome, the\u003cbr\u003eobject of much fantasy and fascination, he was adored by his students. For\u003cbr\u003eLilith and Romy, Evie and Claire, and Nellie and Grace, he was their first\u003cbr\u003elove, and their first true loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this\u003cbr\u003eextraordinary collection, Kate McQuade explores the ripple effect of one\u003cbr\u003etransformative moment on six lives, witnessed at a different point in each\u003cbr\u003egirl’s future. Throughout these stories, these bright, imaginative, and\u003cbr\u003eambitious girls mature into women, lose touch and call in favors, achieve\u003cbr\u003esuccess and endure betrayal, marry and divorce, have children and struggle with\u003cbr\u003einfertility, abandon husbands and remain loyal to the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyrical, intimate, and\u003cbr\u003eincisive, \u003cem\u003eTell Me Who We Were\u003c\/em\u003e explores the inner worlds of\u003cbr\u003egirls and women, the relationships we cherish and betray, and the\u003cbr\u003etransformations we undergo in the simple act of living.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42957695353087,"sku":"9780062869807","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062869807_s600x595.jpg?v=1780334253","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780062869807","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}