{"product_id":"ordinary-wonder-tales-emily-urquhart-9781771965057","title":"Ordinary Wonder Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2023 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine--and reveals the magic in the everyday.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I've always felt that the term fairy tale doesn't quite capture the essence of these stories,\" writes Emily Urquhart. \"I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories.\" In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we see in our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter storm--or the onset of a loved one's dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, radioactivity, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Wonder Tales\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Urquhart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771965053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771965057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2022","brand":"Emily Urquhart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056399479039,"sku":"9781771965057","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1dd3b9f-cc69-4c52-82eb-1f21527a55ca.jpg?v=1685041105","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ordinary-wonder-tales-emily-urquhart-9781771965057","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}