{"product_id":"in-the-house-upon-the-dirt-between-the-lake-and-the-woods-paperback","title":"In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatt Bell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For readers weary of literary fiction that dutifully obeys the laws of nature, here's a story that stirs the Brothers Grimm and Salvador Dali with its claws . . . as gorgeous as it is devastating.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this epic, mythical debut novel, a newly-wed couple escapes the busy confusion of their homeland for a distant and almost-uninhabited lakeshore. They plan to live there simply, to fish the lake, to trap the nearby woods, and build a house upon the dirt where they can raise a family. But as their every pregnancy fails, the child-obsessed husband begins to rage at this new world: the song-spun objects somehow created by his wife's beautiful singing voice, the giant and sentient bear that rules the beasts of the woods, the second moon weighing down the fabric of their starless sky, and the labyrinth of memory dug into the earth beneath their house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This novel, from one of our most exciting young writers, is a powerful exploration of the limits of parenthood and marriage--and of what happens when a marriage's success is measured solely by the children it produces, or else the sorrow that marks their absence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatt Bell's first story collection, \u003ci\u003eHow They Were Found\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2010 by Keyhole Press, and was reviewed in \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBookslut\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other venues. In 2012, \u003ci\u003eCataclysm Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, a novella, was published by Mud Luscious Press, with blurbs by Karen Russell, Lucy Corin, Lance Olsen, and Chris Bachelder. Bell's fiction has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Mystery Stories 2010\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest American Fantasy 2\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e30 Under 30: An\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthology of Innovative Fiction by Younger Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, and shortlisted in \u003ci\u003eBest\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Short Stories 2010 \u003c\/i\u003eand the Pushcart Prize anthology. He serves as Senior Editor at Dzanc Books and teaches writing at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53521893359923,"sku":"9781616953720","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/vC1q_rZdi39781616953720.webp?v=1781960166","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/in-the-house-upon-the-dirt-between-the-lake-and-the-woods-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}