{"product_id":"jewel-box-e-lily-yu-9781645660484","title":"Jewel Box: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured on \u003ci\u003eLeVar Burton Reads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Like Oscar Wilde or Ray Bradbury, E. Lily Yu writes the kind of delicious short stories that come with a sting in the tail. Utterly beguiling.\" --Kelly Link, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGet in Trouble \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Each story here is a gem. A trove of fantastical treasures.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An astonishing collection of stories...transformative.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe strange, the sublime, and the monstrous confront one another with astonishing consequences in this collection of twenty-two stories from award-winning writer E. Lily Yu. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the village of Yiwei, a fallen wasp nest unfurls into a beautifully accurate map. In a field in Louisiana, birdwatchers forge an indelible connection over a shared glimpse of a Vermilion Flycatcher, and fall. In Nineveh, a judge who prides himself on impartiality finds himself questioned by a mysterious god. On a nameless shore, a small monster searches for refuge and finds unexpected courage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt turns bittersweet and boundary-breaking, poignant and profound, these twenty-two stories sing, as the oldest fables do, of what it means to be alive in this strange, terrible, beautiful world. For readers who loved the intelligence and compassion in Kim Fu's \u003ci\u003eLesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e and the dreamlike prose of Kelly Link's \u003ci\u003eMagic for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection introduces the short fiction of E. Lily Yu, winner of the Astounding Award for Best New Writer and author of the Washington Book Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eOn Fragile Waves\u003c\/i\u003e, praised by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e as \"devastating and perfect.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A lovely story.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLeVar Burton, on \"The Pilgrim and The Angel\" (from \u003ci\u003eJewel Box: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. Lily Yu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645660486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645660484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Erewhon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.59w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/27\/2023 pg. 1","brand":"E. Lily Yu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44133452185855,"sku":"9781645660484","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b3ef219-7bc3-4bae-9a0e-e80ca7334034.jpg?v=1687486207","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jewel-box-e-lily-yu-9781645660484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}