{"product_id":"dreadful-young-ladies-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelly Barnhill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exquisite collection of haunting, magical stories from Newbery Medalist Kelly Barnhill\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Mrs. Sorensen's husband dies, she rekindles a long-dormant love with an unsuitable mate in \"Mrs. Sorensen and the Sasquatch.\" In \"Open the Door and the Light Pours Through,\" a young man wrestles with grief and his sexuality in an exchange of letters with his faraway beloved. \"Dreadful Young Ladies\" demonstrates the strength and power--known and unknown--of the imagination. In \"Notes on the Untimely Death of Ronia Drake,\" a witch is haunted by the deadly repercussions of a spell. \"The Insect and the Astronomer\" upends expectations about good and bad, knowledge and ignorance, love and longing. The World Fantasy Award-winning novella \"The Unlicensed Magician\" introduces the secret magical life of an invisible girl once left for dead--with thematic echoes of Barnhill's Newbery Medal-winning novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Drank the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With bold, reality-bending invention underscored by richly illuminated universal themes of love, death, jealousy, and hope, the stories in \u003ci\u003eDreadful Young Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e show why its author has been hailed as \"a fantasist on the order of Neil Gaiman\" (\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e). This collection cements Barnhill's place as one of the wittiest, most vital and compelling voices in contemporary literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly Barnhill\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Minnesota with her husband and three children. She is the author of four novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Drank the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2017 John Newbery Medal. She is also the winner of the World Fantasy Award and has been a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award, a Nebula Award, and the PEN\/USA literary prize. Visit her online at kellybarnhill.com or on Twitter: @kellybarnhill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311831052390,"sku":"9781616209247","price":29.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cHFQNWlaeGJ0MkdYdzBnRVZMVklYdz09.webp?v=1767887444","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/dreadful-young-ladies-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}