{"product_id":"quantum-convention-volume-17-eric-schlich-9781574417364","title":"Quantum Convention, Volume 17","description":"Winner of the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award for Fiction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuantum Convention\u003c\/i\u003e's eight genre-bending stories balance precariously between reality and fantasy, the suburban and the magical, the quotidian and the strange. Caught at a crossroads in his marriage, a high school teacher attends a parallel universe convention, where he meets his multiple selves and explores the alternate paths of life's what-ifs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story of Margaret Hamilton, the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West, parallels the coming of age of a cross-dressing boy whose crisis of identity is tied to \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e. Other stories feature characters labeled as \"outcasts\" by society--whether physically, morally, or fantastically: an alcoholic lucid dreamer, a closeted bisexual, a bachelor time-epileptic, orphans-turned-keeners, a vengeful banshee, a nerdy cyclops, and more. Many struggle to find what Dorothy and her entourage searched for: the wisdom to trust or discount their faith; the ability of the emotionally detached to love; the courage to speak up for oneself; a place to belong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Schlich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1574417363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574417364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/05\/2018","brand":"Eric Schlich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927869509887,"sku":"9781574417364","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e1be130-158a-4e96-b2cf-56c4cffb7a95.jpg?v=1749373221","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quantum-convention-volume-17-eric-schlich-9781574417364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}