{"product_id":"9781551521107","title":"Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo friends are inexplicably drawn to a carnival-like -orchid garden. A man works obsessively on restoring a mansion he has inherited. An urban dweller is haunted by the echo of cries in the night. A traveler is lured by highway signs directing him to a place that he has always known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e , the follow-up to Mark Macdonald’s acclaimed novel Flat, feature characters searching for truth and clarity in a world that is sometimes deceptive, usually miraculous, and often inescapable. Full of dark compulsions and seemingly irrational tendencies, Home is a place where all is not as it seems: authority figures defy reality, and fate takes charge as life and death become mere observances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformed by terminal illness and a trust in the wonders of the world, these stories are about anxiety, foreboding, and a sense of calm resignation and peace with matters beyond our control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An inventive, sometimes startling, work of fiction from a writer of formidable ability.\"— \u003ci\u003eGlobe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These stories have the power to slip in and engrave lingering afterimages in the mind.\"— \u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFlat\u003c\/i\u003e :\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Uncanny. . . . With a deadpan worthy of Kafka, and the eye of a satellite camera.\"— \u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It’s wonderful to read a novel and get such piercing insights from little things, described concisely.\"— \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark Macdonald \u003c\/b\u003e is the book buyer for Little Sister’s, Vancouver’s legendary gay and lesbian bookstore. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies and publications, including \u003ci\u003eQuickies 2 \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCarnal Nation\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arsenal Pulp Press, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300893638896,"sku":"9781551521107","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781551521107_p0.jpg?v=1763754549","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781551521107","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}