{"product_id":"the-mother-garden-robin-romm-9781416539087","title":"The Mother Garden: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eRobin Romm's arresting and resonant stories take on the fundamental themes of the human condition: mortality, loyalty, and love.\u003c\/b\u003e In fresh and irreverent prose, Romm captures the mo-ments before and after loss, mining the depths of grief with wit and grace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Mother Garden\u003c\/i\u003e are at once vividly realistic and infused with the bizarre -- a man uses a chicken egg to test whether he is ready for fatherhood; a daughter plants a garden of mothers to replace her own; a family's ghosts literally fall through the ceiling, disrupting daily life; a woman finds her father sleeping in the desert after twenty-six years of living without him. People stumble in relationships, start families, struggle with illness, learn to mourn -- and as in life, these acts are consuming, magical, and disorienting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sharply funny and deeply moving, this extraordinary collection introduces a young writer of fierce originality and prodigious talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Romm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1416539085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416539087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 4.97w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/05\/2009 pg. 20","brand":"Robin Romm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925543551231,"sku":"9781416539087","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_37335b61-a508-4e36-95d6-1376723d1321.jpg?v=1681077896","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mother-garden-robin-romm-9781416539087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}