{"product_id":"9781506905518","title":"Roses in December: Haunting and Macabre Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoses in December is a short story collection which defies categorisation. Some of the stories are haunting – others are deeply troubling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man receives a religious vision in his ordinary back garden; a nuclear physicist in Australia experiences a great surprise where he least expects it; a duct-tape salesman unsettles his faithful customer; Voltaire does not put his best foot forward; someone makes a grim discovery upon waking up in a prison; a psychiatrist does his best to treat a political extremist; a nineteenth-century photographer goes about his usual (and highly unusual) business; and a wealthy neighbourhood in Montreal becomes the scene of an immense and avoidable tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn twenty-two short (and extremely short) stories and fables, Matthew de Lacey Davidson cuts close to the unintended poetry and grimness of every-day existence, while at the same time enabling the reader to have compassion for those described therein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor_Bio: Matthew de Lacey Davidson is the author of two poetry collections and a play in verse. In addition, he is a composer and pianist and has released 12 compact discs. His poetry and short stories have been published by Grammateion, and the online literary journal, Danse Macabre; music analyses by SCI; cartoons and reviews by TOM Magazine; and cartoons by Canadian Science News. He has written the music, libretto, and lyrics for a chamber opera, The Singing Lesson, based on three short stories by New Zealand author, Katherine Mansfield. He lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, with his wife, Shayna, and a plethora of Siamese and Tonkinese cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeywords: Short Stories; Horror; Gothic; Australia; Austria; New Zealand; Montreal; Nova Scotia; Poetry; Voltaire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Edition Design Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029379498224,"sku":"9781506905518","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781506905518_p0.jpg?v=1763721329","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781506905518","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}