{"product_id":"dark-continent-laura-kalpakian-9780997210231","title":"Dark Continent: and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eRich and resonant, these stories follow the lives of characters whose obsession with the past illuminates their otherwise ordinary lives. In \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Christmas Cordial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e an elderly spinster creates a cordial brewed from notes given to her from an 18th century writer. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Battle of Manila\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e chronicles the tale of a mother whose grief for her lost soldier son has turned to madness, but whose spirit remains unbroken. In \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWine, Women and Song\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e two women await the return of their men at the end of World War II, bracing for the seismic changes that the peace will bring. In 1920 Major Colin French, the central character of the title novella \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDark Continent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, arrives in the dusty town of St. Elmo, California, at the behest of British lawyers seeking to settle a vast inheritance left by a lord of the realm. These are characters who transform pain into strength. These are stories linked by the powers-and perils-of love, the imagination, of memory and magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Kalpakian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0997210230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780997210231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paint Creek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.82d","brand":"Laura Kalpakian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850258821375,"sku":"9780997210231","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dark-continent-laura-kalpakian-9780997210231","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}