{"product_id":"seasons-between-us-jane-yolen-9781988140179","title":"Seasons Between Us: Tales of Identities and Memories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is a life well-lived? How should life be lived? What kind of stories will you leave behind?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecommended by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, and Foreword Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravel with twenty-three speculative fiction authors through the seasons of life to capture the memories, identities, and moments of stepping through the portal of change, as they cope with their own journeys of growing older.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the moment of birth, through each threshold of our lives, to the moment we take our last breath, we age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of us leap into a hopeful future, some cling to the knowns of our former selves, some wander obliviously through the minefields and poppies of change. Something is lost, something is gained in each season. Things forgotten, things remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA child redefines identity and belonging in post-Soviet Hungary. A girl blossoming to adult awareness exchanges life for death in rural Canada. A college student chooses between the magic of ancient spirits and the magic of daily happiness in modern Japan. In futuristic India, a mother finds joy in the balance between family and career. Under the Andalusian sun, a mathematician consults his older self in affairs of love. In alternate Tanzania, a husband and wife discover wisdom in memory loss. A robot eases an old man's grief, and a grandmother opens her heart when she listens to her child.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd many more hopeful stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing Original Stories by\u003c\/strong\u003e Maurice Broaddus, Vanessa Cardui, C.J. Cheung, Joyce Chng, Eric Choi, S.B. Divya, Alan Dean Foster, Bev Geddes, Maria Haskins, Tyler Keevil, Rich Larson, Karin Lowachee, Brent Nichols, Heather Osborne, Y.M. Pang, Karina Sumner-Smith, Amanda Sun, Patrick Swenson, Bogi Takács, Hayden Trenholm, Liz Westbrook-Trenholm, Jane Yolen, and Alvaro Zinos-Amaro.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction by\u003c\/strong\u003e Candas Jane Dorsey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by\u003c\/strong\u003e Susan Forest and Lucas K. Law\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anthologies in this award-winning series (\u003cem\u003eStrangers Among Us, The Sum of Us, Where the Stars Rise, Shades Within Us)\u003c\/em\u003e have been recommended by \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly, Booklist \u003c\/em\u003e(American Library Association), \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Locus, Foreword Reviews, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvance Praise for Seasons Between Us\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Featuring a diverse range of protagonists and a wide variety of genre and voice, this anthology nevertheless forms a cohesive whole, united by deep thought, emotional truth, and a hopeful tone. Speculative fiction fans will find it well worth searching out.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"VERDICT: This collection is at turns haunting, yearning, and hopeful. An excellent volume of varied voices, both familiar and new.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Through soft and hard science fiction, magical realism, folklore, horror, high fantasy, and alternate history, the 20 stories and two poems tackle aging, loss, change, and adaptation. Like the authors and characters, the settings are diverse... Fans of speculative fiction are well served.\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The dazzling speculative fiction anthology \u003cem\u003eSeasons Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e features a range of distinct and powerful voices. By stretching the boundaries of what is and what might be, the stories in \u003cem\u003eSeasons Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e are compelling in addressing choice, identity, and meaning.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-\u003cem\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Yolen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 198814017X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781988140179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Laksa Media Groups Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021 pg. 39","brand":"Jane Yolen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096633549055,"sku":"9781988140179","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seasons-between-us-jane-yolen-9781988140179","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}