{"product_id":"home-mark-macdonald-9781551521107","title":"Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo friends are inexplicably drawn to a carnival-like -orchid garden. A man works obsessively on restoring a mansion he has inherited. An urban dweller is haunted by the echo of cries in the night. A traveler is lured by highway signs directing him to a place that he has always known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e, the follow-up to Mark Macdonald's acclaimed novel Flat, feature characters searching for truth and clarity in a world that is sometimes deceptive, usually miraculous, and often inescapable. Full of dark compulsions and seemingly irrational tendencies, Home is a place where all is not as it seems: authority figures defy reality, and fate takes charge as life and death become mere observances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformed by terminal illness and a trust in the wonders of the world, these stories are about anxiety, foreboding, and a sense of calm resignation and peace with matters beyond our control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An inventive, sometimes startling, work of fiction from a writer of formidable ability.\"--\u003ci\u003eGlobe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These stories have the power to slip in and engrave lingering afterimages in the mind.\"--\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFlat\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Uncanny. . . . With a deadpan worthy of Kafka, and the eye of a satellite camera.\"--\u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's wonderful to read a novel and get such piercing insights from little things, described concisely.\"--\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Macdonald \u003c\/b\u003eis the book buyer for Little Sister's, Vancouver's legendary gay and lesbian bookstore. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies and publications, including \u003ci\u003eQuickies 2 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCarnal Nation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark MacDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1551521105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551521107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.00w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2001 pg. 31","brand":"Mark MacDonald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485613273343,"sku":"9781551521107","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93f4dc3e-1c0a-453a-b13c-5273a55c1502.jpg?v=1778050385","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/home-mark-macdonald-9781551521107","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}