{"product_id":"homeward-bound-and-other-stories-9789935253255","title":"Homeward Bound and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"She was bald. Not like cancer bald. More like... Britney bald.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Newman becomes infatuated with My Little Pony. Dolores chases a lithe painter. Mark keeps putting off his suicide. A charming mixture of melancholy and mirth, Homeward Bound and Other Stories spins exhausted despondency into cautious cheer; unfocused desire into quiet epiphanies; and misdirected longing into unexpected, but genuine, human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomeward Bound and Other Stories is a short story collection that is equal parts literary, irreverent, dark, and witty. It deals with green initiatives, brony culture and mumbling teenagers. Perfect reading for anyone who feels misplaced in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob's Windmill, Diana, and Homeward Bound were first published in Skandali.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark and the Girl on the Ledge was first published in Quagmire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Homeward Bound and Other Stories: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Egill Atlason has a gift for making ennui feel whimsical\" - Rachel Schollaert, writer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15872800\"\u003eEgill Atlason\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Egill Atlason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.25w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789935253255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9935253252\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- \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-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Egill Atlason","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44541894590701,"sku":"9789935253255","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_08dd4c18-f31f-4732-acdf-42c2b5aaa10d.jpg?v=1701516430","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/homeward-bound-and-other-stories-9789935253255","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}