{"product_id":"the-last-calico-cat-shandelia-rivers-9798862928440","title":"The Last Calico Cat: And Other Short Surrealist Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e*republished with new penname, format updates (2026), and original cover art from the author!*\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1920s called: they said it's time for surrealism to have a comeback! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe most famous examples of surrealism are in the form of visual art - think Salvador Dali, or Frida Kahlo. Everyone knows about the melting clocks in the desert, don't they? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut lesser known are the written works which are equally as vibrant, confusing, and thrilling in their own ways. Surrealist stories, while seemingly normal at first, attempt to deliver a dynamic experience like that of a roller coaster ride: up, down, all around, slow, fast, surprising, and unexpected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is because written surrealism, just like its visual counterparts, is meant to guide the reader into the fog of the unknown - the current flowing just under (sur) reality. What's there is always changing; things might not be the same the next time we look for it. And there are always more questions than answers; uncertainties where maybe there was certainty only moments before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn other words: surrealism as an art form is fluid and unpredictable because its interpretation relies on the internal world of the reader.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book, written and created by one Canadian-born author over a period of a few years around 2016, is a collection of short surrealist stories. They are also written in a variety of sub-genres such as dark sci-fi, women's literature\/coming-of-age, and horror. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo if you're ready to ponder, to wonder, to challenge your curiosity, and face yourself, then it's time to get your copy of \u003cb\u003eThe Last Calico Cat.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**There are some difficult topics in a few of the stories - caution is advised\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shandelia Rivers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798862928440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Shandelia Rivers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852151599359,"sku":"9798862928440","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-calico-cat-shandelia-rivers-9798862928440","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}