{"product_id":"9781593766252","title":"The Palace of Illusions: 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=\"\"\u003eAddonizio, Kim\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\u003eSoft Skull\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\u003e9\/15\/2015\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\u003cb\u003eIn this collection, gifted poet and novelist Kim Addonizio uses her literary powers to bring to life a variety of settings, all connected through the suggestion that things in the known world are not what they seem.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \"Beautiful Lady of the Snow,\" young Annabelle turns to a host of family pets to combat the alienation she feels caught between her distracted mother and ailing grandfather; in \"Night Owls,\" a young college student's crush on her acting partner is complicated by the bloodlust of being half-vampire; in \"Cancer Poems,\" a dying woman turns to a poetry workshop to make sense of her terminal diagnosis and final days; in \"Intuition,\" a young girl's sexual forays bring her closer to her best friend's father; and in the collection's title story, a photographer looks back to his youth spent as a young illusionist under the big tent and his obsessive affair with the carnival owner's wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDistracted parents, first love, the twin forces of alienation and isolation: the characters in \u003ci\u003eThe Palace of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e all must contend with these challenges, trafficking in the fault lines between the real and the imaginary, often in a world not of their making.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stories in this collection have appeared in journals ranging from \u003ci\u003eNarrative Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Fairy Tale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and include the much loved \"Ever After,\" which was featured on NPR's \"Selected Shorts.\"","brand":"Soft Skull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215527145727,"sku":"9781593766252","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781593766252_s600x595.jpg?v=1775585602","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781593766252","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}