{"product_id":"9781552451540","title":"The Refrigerator Memory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Refrigerator Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is an exuberant, strangely funny celebration of sadness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith fable-like miniature stories and short lyric poems, Shannon Bramer creates a world littered with stolen pears and prosthetic arms and inhabited by Kindness scientists and hot-air-balloon operators. The poems invoke a world of childhood delights and demons in the context of grown-up fears and appetites: heartbreak, loss, jealousy and old-fashioned sibling rivalry. You’ll find the hopelessly misunderstood Love the Clown (never goes out without his red wig) and Noni, a forlorn young man who can’t stop crying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut while sadness plays a starring role, the true hero of the collection is the imagination; its transformative powers warm widows and drunken gods and designated mourners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou won’t forget \u003ci\u003eThe Refrigerator Memory\u003c\/i\u003e: the icebox cometh to warm your heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030565503216,"sku":"9781552451540","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552451540_p0.jpg?v=1763753816","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552451540","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}