{"product_id":"an-astonishment-of-stars-stories-9781770417373","title":"An Astonishment of Stars: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautifully written short story collection that charts the lives of racialized women as they navigate their relationships, aspirations, and the burdens of memory and expectations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sharply observed and gracefully told, this is a collection shining with all the unexpected delights and defeats that make up a life.\" -- Anuja Varghese, author of \u003ci\u003eChrysalis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe wife who uses the name of her white husband in public. The mother who cleans the small-town hospital while her daughter moves to the city to forget their shared past. The well-behaved teen girl who anxiously watches her older sister slip further and further away from their hovering parents. Each of these characters is both familiar and singular, reminding us of women we have been, of our mothers and daughters, neighbors and adversaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKirti Bhadresa is a keen observer of humanity, especially of the BIPOC women whose domestic and professional work is the backbone of late-stage capitalism but whose lives receive so little attention in mainstream culture. \u003ci\u003eAn Astonishment of Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection that sees those who are unseen and cuts to the heart of contemporary womanhood, community collisions, and relationships both chosen and forced upon us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17034939\"\u003eKirti Bhadresa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770417373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770417370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirti Bhadresa\u003c\/b\u003e's fiction and non-fiction have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Fiddlehead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Quarantine Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sprawl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRoom\u003c\/i\u003e, and she has been a finalist for the Alberta Magazine Publishers Association Award in the category of Feature Writing. Bhadresa lives with her family in Calgary, AB, on Treaty 7 territory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459587846381,"sku":"9781770417373","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_1f4911cc-9de2-415e-a5a8-43c8abf1ae50.jpg?v=1753642378","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/an-astonishment-of-stars-stories-9781770417373","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}