{"product_id":"smothermoss-9781959030584","title":"Smothermoss","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Bristles with dark magic. . . . equal parts gruesome and gorgeous and otherworldly.\"―\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This beautifully strange book of the mountains is alarming and inspiring.\"―Samantha Hunt, author of\u003ci\u003e The Unwritten Book \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Great Lakes Colleges Association Fiction Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinalist for the 2024 Big Other Book Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA haunting, imaginative, and twisting tale of two sisters and the menacing, unexplained forces that threaten them and their rural mountain community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1980s Appalachia, sisters Sheila and Angie couldn't be more different. While their mother works long shifts at the nearby asylum, Sheila cares for their home and keeps to herself, even when enduring relentless bullying. Her fearless younger sister, Angie, is more focused on fighting imaginary zombies and creating tarot-like cards that seem to have minds of their own. When the brutal murder of two female hikers on the nearby Appalachian Trail stuns their small community, the sisters find themselves tangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Angie discovers a ripped, blood-soaked shirt; money Sheila's been stashing away disappears; and a strange man tries to barter with a woman's watch at a local store. As the threat of violence looms larger, the mysterious, ancient mountain they live on--and their willingness to trust each other--might be the only things that can save these sisters from the darkness consuming their home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn turns both terrifying and otherworldly, author Alisa Alering opens the door to the hidden world of \u003ci\u003eSmothermoss\u003c\/i\u003e--a mountain that sighs, monsters made of ink, rabbits dead and alive, and ropes that won't come undone. Unsettling, propulsive, and wonderfully atmospheric, Alering's stunning debut novel renegotiates what is seen and unseen, what is real and what is haunted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alisa Alering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tin House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959030584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlisa Alering grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania and now lives in Arizona. After attending Clarion West, their short fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eFireside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePodcastle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCast of Wonder\u003c\/i\u003es, among others, and been recognized by the Calvino Prize. A former librarian and science\/technology reporter, they teach fiction workshops at the Highlights Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tin House","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44475486601331,"sku":"9781959030584","price":20.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0afc8722-bb98-492f-84a1-0eebc1718d72.jpg?v=1774357496","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/smothermoss-9781959030584","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}