{"product_id":"9781480411067","title":"The Empire of Ice Cream: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eMagic is everywhere—for those who know where to look\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Few writers can extract as much enchantment from the mundane as award-winning author Jeffrey Ford. His talent for storytelling is readily evident in \u003ci\u003eThe Empire of Ice Cream\u003c\/i\u003e, his collection of ordinary and extraordinary juxtapositions.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The bittersweet Nebula Award–winning title story introduces a composer with synesthesia who finds the sound—and woman—of his dreams through a cup of coffee. Then there are the fairies that inhabit sandcastles in the fleeting moments before the inevitable rise of the tide. Ford populates this charmed collection with stories taken from his own life as well, including “Botch Town,” which finds him as a schoolboy, and “The Trentino Kid,” which recalls his experience digging for clams.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125498134768,"sku":"9781480411067","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480411067_p0.jpg?v=1769893978","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480411067","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}