{"product_id":"ideas-of-heaven-joan-silber-9780393326871","title":"Ideas of Heaven: A Ring of Stories (Revised)","description":"Intense in subject yet restrained in tone, these stories are about longings often held for years and the ways in which sex and religion can become parallel forms of dedication and comfort. Though the stories stand alone, a minor element in one becomes major in the next. In \"My Shape,\" a woman is taunted by her dance coach, who later suffers his own heartache. A Venetian poet of the 1500s, another storyteller, is introduced to a modern traveler reading Rilke. His story precedes a mesmerizing narrative of missionaries in China. In the final story, Giles, born to a priesthood family, leans toward Buddhism after a grievous loss, and in time falls in love with the dancer of the first story. So deft and subtle is Joan Silber with these various perspectives that we come full circle surprised and enchanted by her myriad worlds. National Book Award finalist. Reading group guide included.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Silber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 039332687X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393326871\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 05\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Story Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/22\/2005 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/11\/2005 pg. 37","brand":"Joan Silber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047751479551,"sku":"9780393326871","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_310e355c-8610-4a1d-a5d4-8f288a0265c2.jpg?v=1684991980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ideas-of-heaven-joan-silber-9780393326871","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}