{"product_id":"the-faded-tapestry-christy-burkley-9781462046010","title":"The Faded Tapestry: A Collection of Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a mysterious, fading, historical tapestry to a fish that speaks to a confused, grief-stricken boy, author Christy Burkley offers wickedly comical tales of eccentrics who collide with the limits of reality in \u003ci\u003eThe Faded Tapestry: A Collection of Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \"The Escape,\" an old woman must find a way out of her miserable existence. At first she thought that living with her forty-seven-year-old daughter Virginia in St. Louis, Missouri, would be better than a nursing home, but the brick apartment building where she now resides is no better than a prison cell. Her only wish is that she be buried in Tennessee, a wish that her daughter deems too expensive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mexican Invasion\" tells the story of May Sanderson, a loyal cleaning lady for the well-to-do, charitable Mrs. Taylor. May begins to have doubts when Mrs. Taylor brings a Mexican family on board to help revive the farm. When something bad happens to one of the children, May isn't sure how to react.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA compilation of eight fictional tales, \u003ci\u003eThe Faded Tapestry: A Collection of Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e presents casts of characters who come alive through their words and actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christy Burkley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1462046010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462046010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Christy Burkley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458490183935,"sku":"9781462046010","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4fd5377a-9291-4b25-a8fa-4ce49f23afed.jpg?v=1777404769","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-faded-tapestry-christy-burkley-9781462046010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}