{"product_id":"thunderstruck-other-stories-9780385335775","title":"Thunderstruck \u0026 Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE  LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD  NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEWSDAY  NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post  San Francisco Chronicle  O: The Oprah Magazine  The Miami Herald  Publishers Weekly  Kirkus Reviews  From the author of the beloved novel The Giants Housefinalist for the National Book Awardcomes a beautiful new story collection  her first in twenty years. Laced through with the humor  the empathy  and the rare and magical descriptive powers that have led Elizabeth McCrackens fiction to be hailed as exquisite (The New York Times Book Review)  funny and heartbreaking (The Boston Globe)  and a true marvel (San Francisco Chronicle)  these nine vibrant stories navigate the fragile space between love and loneliness. In Property  selected by Geraldine Brooks for The Best American Short Stories  a young scholar  grieving the sudden death of his wife  decides to refurbish the Maine rental house they were to share together by removing his landlords possessions. In Peter Elroy: A Documentary by Ian Casey  the household of a successful filmmaker is visited years later by his famous first subject  whose trust he betrayed. In The Lost \u0026amp; Found Department of Greater Boston  the manager of a grocery store becomes fixated on the famous case of a missing local woman  and on the fate of the teenage son she left behind. And in the unforgettable title story  a family makes a quixotic decision to flee to Paris for a summer  only to find their lives altered in an unimaginable way by their teenage daughters risky behavior.  In Elizabeth McCrackens universe  heartache is always interwoven with strange  charmed moments of joyan unexpected conversation with small children  the gift of a parrot with a bad French accentthat remind us of the wonder and mystery of being alive. Thunderstruck \u0026amp; Other Stories shows this inimitable writer working at the full height of her powers.  Praise for Thunderstruck \u0026amp; Other Stories  Restorative  unforgettable . . . a powerful testament to the scratchy humor and warm intelligence of McCrackens writing.Sylvia Brownrigg  The New York Times Book Review (Editors Choice)  A bewitching and wise collection . . . playful  even joyful.O: The Oprah Magazine  Stunningly beautiful . . . brilliantly moving . . . Moments of joy and pure magic flicker and pitch-perfect humor acts as a furtive SOS signal through the fog of loss.Los Angeles Times  Each of Thunderstrucks nine stories is a storm: delightful and destructive  packed with electricity  fascinating to watch unfold.Salon  The stories here are brilliant  funny and heartbreaking. . . . Elizabeth McCracken is a national treasure.Paul Harding  The Wall Street Journal  Pure delight: one lyrical  impeccably constructed sentence after another.Chicago Tribune  Beautifully wrought . . . As painstaking as a watchmaker  McCracken disassembles life down to its smallest parts.The Boston Globe  The psychological punches McCracken delivers  with her keen sense of irony and mordant humor  are unforgettable.The Miami Herald\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646958133301,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385335776","price":40.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385335775.jpg?v=1781683347","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/thunderstruck-other-stories-9780385335775","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}