{"product_id":"things-that-fall-from-the-sky-9780375727696","title":"Things That Fall from the Sky","description":"Weaving together loss and anxiety with fantastic elements and literary sleight-of-hand, Kevin Brockmeier's richly imagined \u003cb\u003eThings That Fall from the Sky\u003c\/b\u003e views the nagging realities of the world through a hopeful lens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the deftly told \"These Hands,\" a man named Lewis recounts his time babysitting a young girl and his inconsolable sense of loss after she is wrenched away. In \"Apples,\" a boy comes to terms with the complex world of adults, his first pangs of love, and the bizarre death of his Bible coach. \"The Jesus Stories\" examines a people trying to accelerate the Second Coming by telling the story of Christ in every possible way. And in the O. Henry Award winning \"The Ceiling,\" a man's marriage begins to disintegrate after the sky starts slowly descending. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAchingly beautiful and deceptively simple, \u003cb\u003eThings That Fall from the Sky\u003c\/b\u003e defies gravity as one of the most original story collections seen in recent years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16153346\"\u003eKevin Brockmeier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 4.84w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375727696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375727698\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-FIC009000\"\u003eFantasy | General\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-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKevin Brockmeier is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Truth About Celia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand a children's book, \u003cb\u003eCity of Names\u003c\/b\u003e. He has published stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review, The Carolina Quarterly, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's, \u003c\/i\u003e and his story \"Space\" from \u003cb\u003eThings That Fall from the Sky\u003c\/b\u003e has been selected for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e's Nelson Algren Award, an Italo Calvino Short Fiction Award, a James Michener-Paul Engle Fellowship, two O'Henry Awards (one, a first prize), and most recently, a NEA grant. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459087937773,"sku":"9780375727696","price":20.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_4f10179c-7a73-4b10-a5a4-115246e7801d.jpg?v=1753628346","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/things-that-fall-from-the-sky-9780375727696","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}