{"product_id":"burning-girls-and-other-stories-9781250847287","title":"Burning Girls and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen we came to America, we brought anger and socialism and hunger. We also brought our demons.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most powerful voices in speculative fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Catherynne M. Valente\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Burning Girls and Other Stories, \u003c\/i\u003eVeronica Schanoes crosses borders and genres with stories of fierce women at the margins of society burning their way toward the center. This debut collection introduces readers to a fantasist in the vein of Karen Russell and Kelly Link, with a voice all her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmma Goldman--yes, that Emma Goldman--takes tea with Baba Yaga and truths unfold inside of exquisitely crafted lies. In \"Among the Thorns,\" a young woman in seventeenth century Germany is intent on avenging the brutal murder of her peddler father, but discovers that vengeance may consume all that it touches. In the showstopping, awards-finalist title story, \"Burning Girls,\" Schanoes invests the immigrant narrative with a fearsome fairytale quality that tells a story about America that we may not want--but need--to hear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDreamy, dangerous, and precise, with the weight of the very oldest tales we tell, \u003ci\u003eBurning Girls and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces a writer pushing the boundaries of both fantasy and contemporary fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a foreword by Jane Yolen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVeronica Schanoes\u003c\/b\u003e is an American author of fantasy stories and an associate professor in the department of English at Queens College, CUNY. Her novella \u003ci\u003eBurning Girls \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for the Nebula Award and the World Fantasy Award and won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novella in 2013. She lives in New York City. \u003ci\u003eBurning Girls and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut collection.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641843716370,"sku":"9781250847287","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c5416bf8-1165-4d2c-aade-4db4ff155bf9.jpg?v=1733041714","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/burning-girls-and-other-stories-9781250847287","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}