{"product_id":"the-palace-of-illusions-kim-addonizio-9781593766252","title":"The Palace of Illusions: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this collection, gifted poet and novelist Kim Addonizio uses her literary powers to bring to life a variety of settings, all connected through the suggestion that things in the known world are not what they seem.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Beautiful Lady of the Snow,\" young Annabelle turns to a host of family pets to combat the alienation she feels caught between her distracted mother and ailing grandfather; in \"Night Owls,\" a young college student's crush on her acting partner is complicated by the bloodlust of being half-vampire; in \"Cancer Poems,\" a dying woman turns to a poetry workshop to make sense of her terminal diagnosis and final days; in \"Intuition,\" a young girl's sexual forays bring her closer to her best friend's father; and in the collection's title story, a photographer looks back to his youth spent as a young illusionist under the big tent and his obsessive affair with the carnival owner's wife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistracted parents, first love, the twin forces of alienation and isolation: the characters in \u003ci\u003eThe Palace of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e all must contend with these challenges, trafficking in the fault lines between the real and the imaginary, often in a world not of their making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories in this collection have appeared in journals ranging from \u003ci\u003eNarrative Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Fairy Tale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and include the much loved \"Ever After,\" which was featured on NPR's \"Selected Shorts.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Addonizio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593766254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593766252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.60w x 0.70d","brand":"Kim Addonizio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979288772863,"sku":"9781593766252","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_caef5837-a4ee-4b78-9705-7d2c9e098454.jpg?v=1683244753","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-palace-of-illusions-kim-addonizio-9781593766252","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}