{"product_id":"a-thousand-souls-a-novel-in-stories-9781968209025","title":"A Thousand Souls: A Novel in Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of fourteen stories interweaving the lives of three generations in the remote town of Neptune, Vermont.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Catching sight of the village of Neptune nestled in a remote Vermont valley, a traveler likens it to \"a lost kingdom.\" The fourteen stories in Catherine Tudish's gorgeously crafted volume interweave the lives of three generations in this \"embarrassingly pretty town\" of \"upward of a thousand souls\" as they inevitably touch the outside world. A boy born of a secret affair travels by train to South Carolina for a first-time meeting with his respected father. A recent widow and Boston transplant solves the mystery of a teen girl gone missing. A beloved sheriff breaks up a drug operation, only to get busted himself for helping undocumented workers evade ICE. The disappointed wife of a rural mail driver presents him with a nude portrait--of herself. A shy girl with a speech impediment loses her stutter when she befriends and speaks to a black bear. Another boy has nightmares that seem to be the memories of a distant stranger's tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Even as their loyalties and traditions are tested through loss, betrayal, and startling discovery, the characters in \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Souls\u003c\/i\u003e embody the belonging that comes from a close-knit community. Sharply observed, wry, and deeply tender, these stories resonate with both the intricacy and cost of interconnection as the years pass, and ordinary lives take unexpected turns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Tudish\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the story collection \u003ci\u003eTenney's Landing\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eAmerican Cream\u003c\/i\u003e. She has taught writing and literature at Harvard University, Dartmouth College, and the Bread Loaf School of English. She lives in a village in central Vermont, where she teaches a community writing workshop at the local library and serves as one of the town's three Fence Viewers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Acre Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158626169106,"sku":"9781968209025","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e569f290-e162-4bcd-8aa9-e443f2fa4b04.jpg?v=1774970592","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-thousand-souls-a-novel-in-stories-9781968209025","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}