{"product_id":"transactions-with-the-fallen-9781772443233","title":"Transactions with the Fallen","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this new collection of short stories, author Michael Elcock explores a variety of inner worlds and lived experiences: survival and betrayal in Germany after World War II ... life in the Scottish highlands ... trouble with army ants ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Elcock's stories enchant, disturb and remind us of the many worlds we inhabit. Touching on intimate moments and interactions, not a lot happens in these intertwined tales, and that is precisely their strength. A young man sits with an older woman one evening and learns about love. A soldier coaxes music out of a battered piano in an attempt to stay alive. \u003cem\u003eTransactions with the Fallen\u003c\/em\u003e is a study of human relationships told with an exacting eye for detail and the resonant moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e---Eve Joseph, Griffin Poetry Prize Winner, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's a lot to be learned from other people's childhoods-and from other people's adulthoods too, if they've been lucky enough to have one. When they're luckier still, there's a lot to be learned from other people's imaginations. In this remarkable book of stories, Michael Elcock offers us the fruits of all three: a rich, multifaceted childhood, a robust, thoughtful adulthood, and a lively, athletic imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e---Robert Bringhurst, author, poet, and recipient of the British Columbia Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rock's Mills Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50928370581778,"sku":"9781772443233","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5ccd104d-43d3-4c39-97e6-60cf268681fb.jpg?v=1738993942","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/transactions-with-the-fallen-9781772443233","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}