{"product_id":"the-small-backs-of-children-paperback","title":"The Small Backs of Children - 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\u003eLidia Yuknavitch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA masterful literary talent explores the treacherous, often violent borders between war and sex, love and art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith the flash of a camera, one girl's life is shattered, and a host of others altered forever. . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a war-torn village in Eastern Europe, an American photographer captures a heart-stopping image: a young girl flying toward the lens, fleeing a fiery explosion that has engulfed her home and family. The image wins acclaim and prizes, becoming an icon for millions--and a subject of obsession for one writer, the photographer's best friend, who has suffered a devastating tragedy of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the writer plunges into a suicidal depression, her filmmaker husband enlists several friends, including a fearless bisexual poet and an ingenuous performance artist, to save her by rescuing the unknown girl and bringing her to the United States. And yet, as their plot unfolds, everything we know about the story comes into question: What does the writer really want? Who is controlling the action? And what will happen when these two worlds--east and west, real and virtual--collide?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fierce, provocative, and deeply affecting novel of both ideas and action that blends the tight construction of Julian Barnes's \u003cem\u003eThe Sense of an Ending\u003c\/em\u003e with the emotional power of Anthony Marra's \u003cem\u003eA Constellation of Vital Phenomena\u003c\/em\u003e, Lidia Yuknavitch's \u003cem\u003eThe Small Backs of Children \u003c\/em\u003eis a major step forward from one of our most avidly watched writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a war-torn village in Eastern Europe, an American photographer captures a heart-stopping image: a young girl flying toward the lens, fleeing a fiery explosion that has engulfed her home and family. The image, instantly iconic, garners acclaim and prizes--and, in the United States, becomes a subject of obsession for one writer, the photographer's best friend, who has suffered a devastating tragedy of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a bid to save the writer from a spiraling depression, her filmmaker husband enlists a group of friends--including a fearless bisexual poet, an ingenuous performance artist, the writer's playwright brother, and her painter ex-husband--to rescue the unknown girl and bring her to the United States. And yet, as their plot unfolds, everything we know comes into question: What does the writer really want? Who is controlling the action? And what will happen when these two worlds--East and West, real and virtual--collide?\u003c\/p\u003eA fierce, provocative, and deeply affecting novel exploring the often violent borders between war and sex, love and art, \u003cem\u003eThe Small Backs of Children\u003c\/em\u003e firmly places Lidia Yuknavitch in the vanguard of contemporary American writing.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52564131021107,"sku":"9780062383259","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/USUxGk3ual9780062383259.webp?v=1761299652","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-small-backs-of-children-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}