{"product_id":"you-from-below-9781952897429","title":"You, From Below","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen an Appalachian holler town is suddenly swallowed into the earth, its sole survivor-the nameless, second-person narrator of \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou, From Below\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-embarks on a journey up a nearby mountain to get answers. With a mysterious envelope in their pocket that they know they must deliver, the narrator encounters a faceless beekeeper, an undying woman, and a righteous schoolteacher of a town that was raptured overnight while confronting their own past and the death of both the town and people they left behind. Em J Parsley's \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou, From Below\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e burrows into the ecological, economic, and emotional state of Central Appalachia to examine its past, present, and the nature of reciprocity through this speculative, introspective, fable-like exploration of collapse and regeneration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou, From Below\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Em J Parsley has penned \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e for modern-day Appalachia. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou, From Below\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e swept me into a whirlwind, and I loved every twist and turn. Parsley expertly spins the surreal into the all-too-real, delivering powerful instruction about how to push on after life as you know it has quite literally crumbled before your eyes. This book is a terror, a beauty, a comfort; it is one to hold close in hard times, for all times.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Kristen Gentry, author of \u003ci\u003eMama Said\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Weaves Appalachian landscape and lore with magical realism, guiding readers on an urgent journey up a treacherous mountain path where they will meet characters both curious and disturbing. With intimate knowledge of the region, Parsley crafts a world where disaster and wonder coexist, blurring the lines between history and myth. Lovely, lush, and haunting.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Alisa Alering, author of \u003ci\u003eSmothermoss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A surreal novella that grabs your hand and pulls you along for a deeply personal trek through childhood, loss and memory. Em J Parsley expertly captures stifling vignettes of the Appalachian summer, as uneasy and fragmented as the town of Mission itself. Haunting and as inescapable as the kudzu-will cling to you for days after reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e-William A. Wellman, creator of \u003ci\u003eHello From The Hallowoods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Split\/Lip Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51213124436242,"sku":"9781952897429","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff8b36da-8d77-4c71-b078-8f7bcf518aae.jpg?v=1745359931","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/you-from-below-9781952897429","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}