{"product_id":"the-grief-shop-alex-difrancesco-9781644215531","title":"The Grief Shop: And Other Stories from a Broken World","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eTransmutation\u003c\/i\u003e comes a linked collection of speculative short fiction following a woman who navigates surreal jobs in a near-future dystopia, where people have become completely numb to their emotions following a cataclysmic event.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Grief Shop and Other Stories from a Broken World\u003c\/i\u003e takes place after \"the tragedy\" transforms everyone into unfeeling people. At the center of the book is Gemma, who must cope with attempting to feel in light of the numbness. She works a series of jobs--at a grief-infused coffee shop, a boxing gym for pain therapy, a graveyard, and more--encountering a range of eccentric characters struggling to survive in a world where grief, ecstasy, suffering, and joy are commodities for some to purchase and for others to exploit. Gemma's path is one of glimmering possibilities, ones with feelings she may not understand or accept. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Grief Shop\u003c\/i\u003e dares to wonder: how do we tell the story of being human when the very things that make us human have been stripped away from us?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Difrancesco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644215535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644215531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Alex Difrancesco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48240983408895,"sku":"9781644215531","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ef4ff1d-944d-44de-812b-87c9bfa94083.jpg?v=1772652223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-grief-shop-alex-difrancesco-9781644215531","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}