{"product_id":"2940169322118","title":"Vampires in the Lemon Grove","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller \u003ci\u003eSwamplandia!\u003c\/i\u003e (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), a dazzling new collection of stories that showcases Karen Russell's gifts at their inimitable best.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the collection's marvelous title story, two aging vampires in a sun-drenched Italian lemon grove find their hundred-year marriage tested when one of them develops a fear of flying. In \"The Seagull Army Descends on Strong Beach, 1979,\" a dejected teenager discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left in a seagull's nest. \"Proving Up\" and \"The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis\"--stories of children left to fend for themselves in dire predicaments--find Russell veering into more sinister territory, and ultimately crossing the line into full-scale horror. In \"The New Veterans,\" a massage therapist working with a tattooed war veteran discovers she has the power to heal by manipulating the images on his body. In all, these wondrous new pieces display a young writer of superlative originality and invention coming into the full range and scale of her powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eList of Stories and Readers:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Vampires in the Lemon Grove\" read by Arthur Morey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Reeling for the Empire\" read by Joy Osmanski\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Seagull Army Descends on Strong Beach, 1979\" read by Kaleo Griffith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Proving Up\" read by Jesse Bernstein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Barn at the End of Our Term\" read by Mark Bramhall \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Dougbert Shackleton's Rules of Antarctic Tailgating\" read by Michael Bybee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The New Veterans\" read by Romy Rosemont\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis\" read by Robbie Daymond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104452067568,"sku":"2940169322118","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169322118_p0.jpg?v=1769894386","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169322118","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}