{"product_id":"returning-my-sisters-face-eugie-foster-9781607620105","title":"Returning My Sister's Face: And Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice","description":"\"Whimsy and malice---yes---also mystery, a very female sensuality, and wit. An elegant and entertaining book.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"The tales are beautifully written, elegant, passionate, funny, and moving. The entire collection is a delightful, magical bridge across cultures. I hope many readers find their way to it.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003ePatricia A. McKillip\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Noted short story author Foster offers a dozen enchanting and sometimes chilling tales alive with elegantly sketched characters and sensibilities drawn from Asian folklore . . . Readers who long for a break from European medieval fantasy will be charmed and entertained by Foster's tales.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Enchantment, peril and romance pervade the shadowy Far East, from the elegant throne room of the emperor's palace to the humble teahouse of a peasant village. In these dozen stories of adventure and magic from the Orient, a maiden encounters an \u003ci\u003eoni\u003c\/i\u003e demon in the forest, a bride discovers her mother-in-law is a fox woman, a samurai must appease his sister's angry ghost, strange luck is found in a jade locket, and dark and light are two sides of harmony. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A striking debut collection from Eugie Foster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eugie Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607620103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607620105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eugie Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/19\/2009 pg. 46\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eugie Foster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938712748287,"sku":"9781607620105","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0bd53ad9-7bd2-41d6-b69f-99d566defa5b.jpg?v=1681437298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/returning-my-sisters-face-eugie-foster-9781607620105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}