{"product_id":"capsule-stories-winter-2021-edition-sugar-and-spice-9781953958105","title":"Capsule Stories Winter 2021 Edition: Sugar and Spice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing poetry and prose, \u003cem\u003eCapsule Stories Winter 2021 Edition\u003c\/em\u003e explores the theme of Sugar and Spice. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead wintry writings that feel cozy and warm and explore the ways food can bring us together during the winter holidays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese stories and poems reflect on connecting with loved ones, family traditions, and even yourself through food and drink. \u003cem\u003eCapsule Stories Winter 2021 Edition\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect book to curl up with alongside a hot drink and a tasty treat on a cold winter day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSugar and Spice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe room is warm when you wake up. Your body squeaks uncomfortably on an old leather sofa. Your little cousin is sitting on the rug of the living room, playing with his iPad. In a daze, you stumble toward the kitchen, toward the hearty laughter echoing through the hallways, the aunties arguing over oven space. Something smells like butter and garlic. You have been tasked with peeling potatoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour family members bustle around the kitchen, stirring, tasting, adding more salt. A single potato slips out of your hands and bounces on the tile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou remember that you often feel alone at big gatherings. The inescapable urge to retreat to an empty bedroom. But what comforts you is imagining what is happening in all the other houses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou imagine a young woman, overdressed, sipping wine at the dining table by herself as chaos ensues around her. You imagine seventeen-year-olds being sent off to the grocery store for the third time in search of gravy packets and vanilla ice cream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou imagine some people must be alone, eating Chinese takeout, comforted by the quiet streets outside and the low hum of the radiator fixed to their apartment wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe food is a string that ties us together, enriching small moments with a depth of flavor that will always remind you of home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolina Vonkampen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Capsule Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953958105\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Capsule Stories","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39829211578483,"sku":"9781953958105","price":28.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ba4402c1-e397-4c1d-ae98-f02a35e1a605.jpg?v=1644610290","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/capsule-stories-winter-2021-edition-sugar-and-spice-9781953958105","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}