{"product_id":"all-that-is-left-is-mark-slouka-9780393292282","title":"All That Is Left Is All That Matters: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn fifteen beautifully wrought stories--ranging from occupied Czechoslovakia to California's Central Valley to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest--Mark Slouka explores moments in life when our back is to the wall. One of the most forceful American writers of his generation, Slouka captures the depth and emotional range of an array of characters--from a young boy attempting to shield his father from painful memories in The Hare's Mask to a lonely man whose beloved dog inexplicably begins to sprout razor blades from her skin in Dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether battling the end of desire, the fact of injustice, or death itself, the men and women in these stories are doing everything possible to tighten their grip on life. In Crossing, a father hoping to compensate for his failures finds himself facing his past while fording a river with his young son on his back; in Conception, a young couple frozen by the possible end of their marriage is offered an unexpected way back; in Half-Life, a proud, aging shut-in finds her resolve tested by an extraordinary visitor determined to shatter her solitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike its title, \u003cem\u003eAll That Is Left Is All That Matters\u003c\/em\u003e consoles us with life's tender humor and unexpected moments of redemption in the face of heartbreak, tragedy, and dislocation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Slouka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393292282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393292282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018 pg. 71","brand":"Mark Slouka","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43919656583423,"sku":"9780393292282","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_93261a2e-7079-4fea-b26f-8489ba1c4825.jpg?v=1680810591","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/all-that-is-left-is-mark-slouka-9780393292282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}