{"product_id":"9781770900011","title":"How I Came to Haunt My Parents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow I Came to Haunt My Parents\u003c\/em\u003e is storytelling for parents on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In this beautifully written suite of short fiction Natalee Caple explores fables from the dark side of adulthood and imagines what moral Aesop may have offered to a mother who gave birth to a murderous dictator. Caple’s animals and humans are imbued with modern complexity as they confront sex, death, and history, but her stories are as witty as they are profoundly lucid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow I Came to Haunt My Parents is proof of Caple’s status as one of the great prose stylists currently writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Natalee Caple:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Moving…unsettling.” —\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e on \u003cem\u003eThe Heart Has Its Own Reason\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A brilliant story-teller.” —D.M. Thomas, author of \u003cem\u003eThe White Hotel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Natalee Caple writes with sensual and captivating detail of people whose dreams drive them to unanticipated extremities.” —Catherine Bush, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rules of Engagement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300971397360,"sku":"9781770900011","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770900011_p0.jpg?v=1763706827","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770900011","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}