{"product_id":"subcortical-lee-conell-9781421424224","title":"Subcortical","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe off-balance and lively characters in \u003ci\u003eSubcortical\u003c\/i\u003e use braininess and grit in their attempts to navigate beyond the borders of their homes and histories.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Story Prize Spotlight Award of The Story PrizeWinner of the Short Fiction Award of the American Book FestBronze Book Award Short Story Fiction of the Independent Publisher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecipient of the 2018 Story Prize Spotlight Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLee Conell's linguistically deft stories examine the permeability between the real and the imagined, the stories buried beneath the surface and the stories by which we live our lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the title story of this collection, a young woman who wants to become a doctor is manipulated by an older man into playing a role in one of his medical studies. In \"The Lock Factory,\" winner of the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e's 2016 Nelson Algren Literary Award, three women who assemble school combination locks are trapped inside an escalating generational conflict of their own making. A boy who has lost his mother in \"The Rent-Controlled Ghost\" searches for the spirit of the mistreated tenant who formerly inhabited his apartment. \"A Magic Trick for the Recently Unemployed\" serves as a three-step how-to guide for reclaiming a sense of self and purpose. In \"What the Blob Said to Me,\" an elderly woman dwells on her long-ago experience working at a government production site for the atomic bomb. And a mother-daughter Groupon for an upscale afternoon tea goes seriously awry in \"Mutant at the Pierre Hotel.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith humor and verve, \u003ci\u003eSubcortical\u003c\/i\u003e's dynamic stories delve into the mysteries of the human mind as these haunted characters struggle with economic disparity, educational divides, and the often-contested spaces in which they live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Conell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421424223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421424224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/23\/2017","brand":"Lee Conell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980332302591,"sku":"9781421424224","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7af7385c-6ac3-49f6-a54c-a91291e0cf36.jpg?v=1683249320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/subcortical-lee-conell-9781421424224","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}