{"product_id":"possessions-9781611865561","title":"Possession(s)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn settings familiar and foreign, from the shores of the Great Lakes to rural Ireland and Scotland, the boulevards of nineteenth-century Paris, and an ancient Italian hill town, John Smolens's stories delineate our fears, doubts, and uncertainties, tempered by irony, humor, and tenacity. The collection's title, \u003ci\u003ePossession(s)\u003c\/i\u003e, suggests an overarching duality that connects these fourteen disparate narratives, which include stories first published in magazines such as the \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eMadison Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eSouthern Review. \u003c\/i\u003eIn \"prose that is an understated marvel\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) and through a wide range of compelling voices, each story resonates with compassion and honesty, often turning on unexpected encounters with a stranger, a place, the past, and sometimes with oneself, offset by a recognition that the future holds few assurances other than the promise of mortality. In their search for love, reconciliation, and acceptance, the characters in \u003ci\u003ePossession(s)\u003c\/i\u003e strive to find understanding and peace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Smolens has published thirteen works of fiction: twelve novels and a collection of short stories. Three of his novels, \u003ci\u003eWolf's Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDay of Days\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Cold, Hard Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e, were selected as Library of Michigan Notable Books. He lives in Marquette, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michigan State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51967082692882,"sku":"9781611865561","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34c4d0d6-4b59-4cb9-b076-f429fa991dad.jpg?v=1768924608","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/possessions-9781611865561","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}