{"product_id":"2940170096664","title":"Sudden Traveler: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing her signature themes of identity, eroticism, and existential quest, the stories in Sarah Hall¿s third collection travel far afield in location and ambition amp;mdash; from Turkish forest and coastline to the rain-drenched villages of Cumbria.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe characters in Sudden Traveler walk, drive, dream, and fly, trying to reconcile themselves with their journeys through life, death, and love. Science fiction meets folktale and philosophy meets mortality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman with a new generation of pacemaker chooses to shut it down in the Lakeland, the site of her strongest memories. A man repatriated in the near east hears the name of an old love called and must unpack history¿s dark suitcase. From the new world amp;mdash; waves of female anger and resistance, a mythical creature evolves. And in the woods on the border between warring countries, an old well facilitates a dictator¿s downfall, before he gains power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA master of short fiction, Sarah Hall opens channels in the human mind and spirit and takes us to the very edge of our possible selves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100618735856,"sku":"2940170096664","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170096664_p0.jpg?v=1763701903","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170096664","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}