{"product_id":"echolocation-karen-hofmann-9781988732565","title":"Echolocation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of Best Cover Design at the 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!\u003cbr\u003eThird Place in the Prose Category at the 2019 Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada!\u003cbr\u003e All Lit Up Book Club Selection\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative collection of short stories, Karen Hofmann creates characters who struggle to connect or disconnect from entanglements and relationships. With ironic accuracy and sensuous imagery, Hofmann considers a range of human foibles: a newlywed couple who transform into feral beasts during the hardships of a remote research expedition; backbiting faculty members who strip down during a post-conference BBQ; an heretical nun who explores the possibility of a new life by imaginatively excavating the fossils of BC's Burgess Shale; and an ambitious bylaw officer determined to make her mark on the city's streets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEcholocation\u003c\/i\u003e, Karen Hofmann has found new ways to sound the depths of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Hofmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1988732565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781988732565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e NeWest Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Karen Hofmann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546201428223,"sku":"9781988732565","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/echolocation-karen-hofmann-9781988732565","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}