{"product_id":"the-architect-of-flowers-paperback","title":"The Architect of Flowers - 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\u003eWilliam Lychack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in William Lychack's dazzling new collection, The Architect of Flowers, explore the dear and inevitable distance between people in loving relationships and find hope in dark situations. With tiny, precise details, Lychack observes the overlooked moments of everyday life--the small failings between parents and children, the long-held secrets in married life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA small-town policeman brings himself to shoot a family's injured dog; an old woman secretly trains a crow to steal for her; a hybridizer's wife discovers the perfect lie to bring her family magically together again. Lychack's characters yearn to re-enchant the world, to turn the ordinary and profane into the sacred and beautiful again, to make beauty serve as an antidote to grief. From ghostwriter to ghost runners to ghosts in a chapel, these stories are extraordinary portraits of life's tender humiliations as well as its sharp, rude jolts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn heart-rending, gorgeous prose, each story mines the grace and brutality of everyday life and leaves the reader slightly rearranged, and better for it. Lychack is a truly original writer. Kate Walbert, author of \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Women\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eThe stories in William Lychack s dazzling new collection explore the dear and inevitable distance between people in loving relationships, and find hope in dark situations. With tiny, perfect details, Lychack observes the overlooked moments of everyday life the small failings between parents and children, the long-held secrets in a marriage. From ghostwriter to ghost runners to ghosts in a chapel, his characters yearn to reenchant the world and to turn the ordinary and profane into the sacred and beautiful again. \"The prose rises to a level of intense lyricism that distinguishes this lovely, artful collection.\" Stuart Dybek, author of \u003ci\u003eI Sailed\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ewith Magellan\u003c\/i\u003e \"It is a poetry of narrative rarely ever found in fiction.\" Mary McGarry Morris, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Secret\u003c\/i\u003e WILLIAM LYCHACK is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Wasp Eater. \u003c\/i\u003eHis work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pushcart Prize, \u003c\/i\u003eand on public radio s \u003ci\u003eThis American Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.28 x 5.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52520578253107,"sku":"9780618302437","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/R2VId3FrdmNPY0tjK0xDQkVGU3k3QT09.webp?v=1760525554","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-architect-of-flowers-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}