{"product_id":"heartbroke-9781646221769","title":"Heartbroke","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the California Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eGodshot\u003c\/i\u003e and \"a pitch-perfect ventriloquist of extraordinary talent and ferocity\" (T Kira Madden) comes a defining book of Californian stories where everyone is seeking or sabotaging love \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnited by the stark and sprawling landscapes of California's Central Valley, the characters of \u003ci\u003eHeartbroke\u003c\/i\u003e boil with reckless desire. A woman steals a baby from a shelter in an attempt to recoup her own lost motherhood. A phone-sex operator sees divine opportunity when a lavender-eyed cowboy walks into her life. A mother and a son selling dream catchers along a highway that leads to a toxic beach manifest two young documentary filmmakers into their realm. And two teenage girls play a dangerous online game with destiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeartbroke\u003c\/i\u003e brims over with each character's attempt to salvage grace where they can find it. Told in bright, snapping prose that reveals a world of loss and love underneath, Chelsea Bieker brilliantly illuminates a golden yet gothic world of longing and abandonment under an unrelenting California sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChelsea Bieker\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eGodshot\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for both the Oregon and California Book Awards, long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, named an NPR Best Book of the Year, and a Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Fiction Pick. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. She is the recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award and a MacDowell Fellowship. Originally from California's Central Valley, she now lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50660972986642,"sku":"9781646221769","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec0aa0a7-9012-4487-a455-3557733eebc8.jpg?v=1733481974","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heartbroke-9781646221769","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}