{"product_id":"the-architect-of-flowers-9780618302437","title":"The Architect of Flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stories in William Lychack's dazzling new collection, The Architect of Flowers, explore the dear and inevitable distance between people in loving relationships and find hope in dark situations. With tiny, precise details, Lychack observes the overlooked moments of everyday life--the small failings between parents and children, the long-held secrets in married life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA small-town policeman brings himself to shoot a family's injured dog; an old woman secretly trains a crow to steal for her; a hybridizer's wife discovers the perfect lie to bring her family magically together again. Lychack's characters yearn to re-enchant the world, to turn the ordinary and profane into the sacred and beautiful again, to make beauty serve as an antidote to grief. From ghostwriter to ghost runners to ghosts in a chapel, these stories are extraordinary portraits of life's tender humiliations as well as its sharp, rude jolts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Lychack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.59w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618302437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLychack, William:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - WILLIAM LYCHACK is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Wasp Eater\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pushcart Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, and on public radio's \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40524032049267,"sku":"9.78062E+12","price":19.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c4f1a85c-373f-4ea0-af69-09b600faaebb.jpg?v=1666185226","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-architect-of-flowers-9780618302437","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}