{"product_id":"ashes-in-my-mouth-sand-per-petterson-9781555977009","title":"Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe heartwarming debut that brought Per Petterson, the author of the highly acclaimed\u003ci\u003e Out Stealing Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, to prominence \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung Arvid Jansen lives on the outskirts of Oslo. It's the early sixties; his father works in a shoe factory and his Danish mother works as a cleaner. Arvid has nightmares about crocodiles and still wets his bed at night, but slowly he begins to understand the world around him. Vivid images accompany each new event: A photo of his mother as a young woman makes him cry as he realizes how time passes, and the black car that comes to collect his father on the day Arvid's grandfather dies reminds him of the passing of his bullfinch. And then, one morning, his teacher tells his class to pray because a nuclear war is looming. \u003ci\u003eAshes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes\u003c\/i\u003e, Per Petterson's debut, in which he introduces Arvid Jansen to the world, is a delicate portrait of childhood in all its complexity, wonder, and confusion that will delight fans of \u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses\u003c\/i\u003e and new readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Per Petterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555977006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555977009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 4.70w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/13\/2015 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014","brand":"Per Petterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46602939039999,"sku":"9781555977009","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24431300-d77b-471e-bea3-4973777d7644.jpg?v=1739695726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ashes-in-my-mouth-sand-per-petterson-9781555977009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}