{"product_id":"9781550652741","title":"Pardon Our Monsters","description":"Andrew Hood's debut collection heralds a young talent with an irresistible style and merciless eye. These unapologetic stories deal with an assortment of foolish self-destructive small town anti-heroes. They are unlikely odes and elegies for human shabbiness.A newly-wed conjures a ghost in an attempt to contact her absent husband. A seventeen year old is blackmailed into buying drugs for his English teacher. A tumescent young Blue Jays fan and his tumor-addled sister are swept up in the tempest of the Blue Jays 1989 run for the World Series. An estranged stepmother and stepson embark on a pilgrimage to the Michael Jackson trial.Hoods cleverly wrought lyrical prose is the perfect foil for a prevailing lack of forgiveness, which becomes the overriding monstrosity of each story. Every character wants only to be pardoned, but will not, themselves, grant it.","brand":"Véhicule Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128409735408,"sku":"9781550652741","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550652741_p0.jpg?v=1763756044","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550652741","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}