{"product_id":"in-this-light-melanie-rae-thon-9781555975852","title":"In This Light: New and Selected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vibrant selection of stories from the author of \u003ci\u003eSweet Hearts \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst, Body\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis selection of Melanie Rae Thon's stories showcases her breathtaking ability to become each one of her characters, to move inside the bodies and minds of the dispossessed. One woman speaks for them all: \"I'm your worst fear. But not the worst thing that can happen.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn This Light \u003c\/i\u003eshimmers with grace as a drunk young woman hits a Native American man on a desolate Montana road, a grieving slave murders the white child she nurses and loves, and two throwaway kids dance in the twinkling lights of a Christmas tree in a stranger's house. Thon's searing prose reveals that the radiant heat inside us all is the hope and hunger for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Rae Thon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555975852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555975852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.58w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Utah Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2011 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/07\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2011 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2011 pg. 2067\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/29\/2011","brand":"Melanie Rae Thon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807008477439,"sku":"9781555975852","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7301e69f-0ac7-4d89-936a-dd5297f2c8b0.jpg?v=1745378300","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-this-light-melanie-rae-thon-9781555975852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}