{"product_id":"things-that-fall-from-the-kevin-brockmeier-9780375727696","title":"Things that Fall from the Sky","description":"Weaving together loss and anxiety with fantastic elements and literary sleight-of-hand, Kevin Brockmeier's richly imagined \u003cb\u003eThings That Fall from the Sky\u003c\/b\u003e views the nagging realities of the world through a hopeful lens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the deftly told \"These Hands,\" a man named Lewis recounts his time babysitting a young girl and his inconsolable sense of loss after she is wrenched away. In \"Apples,\" a boy comes to terms with the complex world of adults, his first pangs of love, and the bizarre death of his Bible coach. \"The Jesus Stories\" examines a people trying to accelerate the Second Coming by telling the story of Christ in every possible way. And in the O. Henry Award winning \"The Ceiling,\" a man's marriage begins to disintegrate after the sky starts slowly descending. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAchingly beautiful and deceptively simple, \u003cb\u003eThings That Fall from the Sky\u003c\/b\u003e defies gravity as one of the most original story collections seen in recent years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Brockmeier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375727698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375727696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 4.84w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/24\/2003 pg. 20","brand":"Kevin Brockmeier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988138361087,"sku":"9780375727696","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c3b0e2f-f073-4a10-a0df-a9b817d9af49.jpg?v=1683292840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/things-that-fall-from-the-kevin-brockmeier-9780375727696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}