{"product_id":"small-marvels-stories-9780253061997","title":"Small Marvels: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Limestone, Indiana, a city tucked away among forested hills, peculiar things happen, often in the vicinity of a jack-of-all-trades named Gordon Mills. Centaurs and nymphs shelter in a local cave, alligators lurk in the sewers, warm snow falls on the Fourth of July, cornstalks rise higher than chimneys, and the northern lights shine down on the municipal dump.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGordon takes such events in stride and deals with them as part of his work on the city maintenance crew. He earns just enough to support a boisterous family, which includes his formidable wife Mabel, their four children, Mabel's parents, and his widowed mother--nine souls packed into an old house that falls apart as fast as Gordon can fix it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart folktale, part tall tale, part comic romance, \u003ci\u003eSmall Marvels\u003c\/i\u003e revels in the wonders of everyday life. So, welcome to Limestone, Indiana. You won't find it on a map, but you may remember visiting the place in dreams, the rare, blissful ones in which puzzles are solved, kids flourish, hard work pays off, and love endures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Russell Sanders is the author of more than 20 books of fiction, essays, and personal narrative, including \u003ci\u003eHunting for Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Conservationist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDancing in Dreamtime\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEarth Works: Selected Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e, a reflection on healing and renewal in a time of social and environmental upheaval. Based in Bloomington, Indiana, he is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at Indiana University and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554203242770,"sku":"9780253061997","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc33bba8-21c6-47af-8fb4-6b502c3f36da.jpg?v=1731709773","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/small-marvels-stories-9780253061997","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}