{"product_id":"9781558968431","title":"In Time's Shadow","description":"Author: Marilyn Sewell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781558968431\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Skinner House Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 May 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Through the spaces between people in these beguiling fictions, love wanders like a ghost, offering whispered hints of solace against a backdrop of isolating divisions. In the spirit of the enigmatic stories of Lydia Davis, Isak Dinesen, Yasunari Kawabata, and other masters of the ironic parable . . . \" -Kim Stafford, author of \u003ci\u003e100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIn Time's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, minister, author, and activist Marilyn Sewell reflects on the everyday-the places we live and work, the thoughts we all have but hardly ever share-though these musings may carry the most profound of our human concerns. Using a variety of short literary forms, ranging from dramatic monologues, vignettes, and letters, to prose poems, fantasy, and more, Sewell's fiction offers insightful, compassionate slices of life that will bring laughter and, at the same time, take you deeper into the mysteries of life: a lonely woman is distressed because her plant has stopped blooming; marriage partners talk past each other in a therapy session; a man comes across a ragtag street band in New Orleans and reconsiders his life choices. These short, compelling readings reveal the cultural incongruities and inanities that crowd our lives. We love, we lose, we die, and through it all, we ask, \"What's it all about?\" Sewell invites us to ponder with her and perhaps come to trust our common humanity and our most noble instincts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46830040481950,"sku":"ADS-9781558968431","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781558968431.jpg?v=1778558814","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781558968431","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}