{"product_id":"museum-of-the-weird-amelia-gray-9781573661560","title":"Museum of the Weird","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of FC2's American Book Review\/Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Prize \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning collection of stories that reveal wondrous play and surreal humor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e A monogrammed cube appears in your town. Your landlord cheats you out of first place in the annual Christmas decorating contest. You need to learn how to love and care for your mate--a paring knife. These situations and more reveal the wondrous play and surreal humor that make up the stories in Amelia Gray's stunning collection of stories: \u003ci\u003eMuseum of the Weird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acerbic wit and luminous prose mark these shorts, while sickness and death lurk amidst the humor. Characters find their footing in these bizarre scenarios and manage to fall into redemption and rebirth. \u003ci\u003eMuseum of the Weird\u003c\/i\u003e invites you into its hallways, then beguiles, bewitches, and reveals a writer who has discovered a manner of storytelling all her own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amelia Gray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1573661562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781573661560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e F2c\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2010 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/13\/2010","brand":"Amelia Gray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985174593791,"sku":"9781573661560","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed492d35-fc1d-40bf-b9b7-ee7a8ce18f34.jpg?v=1683275993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/museum-of-the-weird-amelia-gray-9781573661560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}