{"product_id":"the-fox-woman-paperback","title":"The Fox Woman - 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\u003eI. Kij Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKij Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fox Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful first novel, singing with lyrical prose and touching the deepest emotions. A historically accurate fantasy, it gives us a glimpse into, and an understanding of, the history that shaped the people of one of our world's greatest nations. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it is also a story about people trying to understand each other and the times they live in, people trying to see through illusions to confront the truth of who they are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKij Johnson has created an achingly beautiful love story, a fable wrapped in smoke and magic set against the fabric of ancient Japan. Johnson brings the setting lovingly to life, describing a world of formalities and customs, where the exchange of poetry is a form of conversation and everything has meaning, from the color of the silks on wears to how one may address others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoshifuji is a man fascinated by foxes, a man discontented and troubled by the meaning of life. A misstep at court forces him to retire to his long-deserted country estate, to rethink his plans and contemplate the next move that might return him to favor and guarantee his family's prosperity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKitsune is a young fox who is fascinated by the large creatures that have suddenly invaded her world. She is drawn to them and to Yoshifuji. She comes to love him and will do anything to become a human woman to be with him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShikujo is Yoshifuji's wife, ashamed of her husband, yet in love with him and uncertain of her role in his world. She is confused by his fascination with the creatures of the wood, and especially the foxes that she knows in her heart are harbingers of danger. She sees him slipping away and is determined to win him back from the wild...for all that she has her own fox-related secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMagic binds them all. And in the making (and breaking) of oaths and honors, the patterns of their lives will be changed forever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKij Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Fox Woman \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFudoki\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short fiction has sold to \u003ci\u003eAmazing Stories, Analog, Asimov's, Duelist Magazine, Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRealms of Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e. She won the Theodore A. Sturgeon award for the best short story of 1994 for her novelette in Asimov's, Fox Magic. In 2001, she won the International Association for the Fantastic in the Art's Crawford Award for best new fantasy novelist of the year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe taught writing and science-fiction writing at Louisiana State University and at the University of Kansas, and has lectured on creativity and writing at bookstores and businesses across the country. Since 1994, she has assisted at the Writer's Workshop for Science Fiction, hosted by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas. Since 1999, she has taught a series of writing seminars at the GenCon Game Fair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the past ten years, she has worked as managing editor at Tor Books; collections and special editions editor for Dark Horse Comics; editor, continuity manager and creative director for Wizards of the Coast; and as a program manager on the Microsoft Reader. She has also run chain and independent bookstores, worked as a radio announcer and engineer, edited cryptic crosswords, and waitressed in a strip bar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with her husband, writer Chris McKitterick, a dog and two cats.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519585972531,"sku":"9780312875596","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Um1VNHFTWWRNenVOQ25LUkZMNkZodz09.webp?v=1760503975","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-fox-woman-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}