{"product_id":"when-we-were-birds-book-maria-mutch-9781501182792","title":"When We Were Birds","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Governor General's Literary Awards finalist Maria Mutch comes a startlingly inventive debut collection that recalls the works of Margaret Atwood, Kelly Link, Karen Russell, and Heather O'Neill.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWolves talk, notes magically appear on a woman's skin, Red Riding Hood concocts a clever escape, a peregrine turns into a woman with strange compulsions, and a winged man believed to be a famous musician is discovered stranded on a beach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese deliciously dark and evocative stories masterfully navigate the blurry line between perception and reality, revolving around metamorphosis and transformation, the dichotomy of absence and presence, and the place of women in the world--how they fit in or don't and how they disappear and reappear in the strangest of ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePunctuated with exquisite antique drawings and photographs by the author, \u003ci\u003eWhen We Were Birds\u003c\/i\u003e is an intoxicating feat of storytelling that will surprise and delight--leaving you craving more.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50529263812881,"sku":"CIN150118279XVG","price":6.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51323043709201,"sku":"CIN150118279XG","price":7.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/150118279X.jpg?v=1751243313","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/when-we-were-birds-book-maria-mutch-9781501182792","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}