{"product_id":"home-remedies-paperback-1","title":"Home Remedies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngela Pneuman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTonsillectomies should not be performed at home, cucumbers do not make good stand-ins, and golf clubs are not for hitting your mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngela Pneuman renders these unsettling truths, small and large, with blazing insight in \u003cem\u003eHome Remedies. \u003c\/em\u003eIt is a startling collection of stories peopled by Christian fundamentalists traversing various stages and crises of belief, grappling with intimacies that feel like an anxious mix of longing and repulsion, relating to one another in an uneasy balance of eagerness and wariness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is as fresh and astringent as a raw secret whispered just before church.--Ron Carlson, author of \u003ci\u003eA Kind of Flying\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTonsillectomies should not be attempted at home, cucumbers make lousy stand-ins, and golf clubs can be hazardous to a mother's health. Love and faith are treacherous negotiations. Mercy and malice go hand in hand. In\u003ci\u003eHome Remedies\u003c\/i\u003eAngela Pneuman renders these unsettling truths, small and large, with blazing insight and dark humor. A deeply affecting debut, the stories in this collection follow a compelling cast of characters, all of whom hail from Kentucky. A compassionate and clear-eyed look at religious faith and family ties, \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome Remedies\u003c\/i\u003e marks the beginning of a distinguished literary career. \u003cbr\u003e\"I love the way Angela Pneuman's characters soldier on in their curious, comic, questioning lives. I believe in them, which is to say that their troubles seem real, and, like long-time friends, their foibles amuse and alarm me.\" --Antonya Nelson, author of \u003ci\u003eLiving to Tell\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Smart, brave and unflinchingly honest, Angela Pneuman is a writer of such flinty brilliance and such dead-on, dead-pan humor it's often hard to believe you've arrived at the end of a story until stunned by the last gesture or word.\"--ZZ Packer, author of \u003ci\u003eDrinking Coffee Elsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Without a doubt, Angela Pneuman is one of the most astonishingly talented young writers working today.\"--Julie Orringer, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Breathe Underwater\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANGELA PNEUMAN \u003c\/b\u003eis a recent Stegner Fellow in fiction at Stanford University. Stories from \u003ci\u003eHome Remedies \u003c\/i\u003ehave appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories, Ploughshares, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eIowa Review, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review, Glimmer Train, \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. She lives in Albany, New York. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454683955378,"sku":"9780156030755","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1627f311d24c4f1cb853e8c426ceae34.webp?v=1778857721","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/home-remedies-paperback-1","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}