{"product_id":"thin-places-stories-paperback","title":"Thin Places: Stories - 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\u003eKay Chronister\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award, \u003ci\u003eThin Places \u003c\/i\u003eis a gothic and atmospheric collection from the national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bog Wife\u003c\/i\u003e. This beautiful reissue includes four additional stories.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA not-quite-human proprietor menaces guests at a hotel on the edge of a swamp. A composer visits a remote Slavic village where villagers perform soundless songs that accompany violent sacrifices. Four reclusive women conjour children out of unconventional materials in an unnerving mansion. The arrival of a lighthouse-keeper's daughter portends disaster for an insular island community with bizarre traditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith transcendent prose that celebrates her hypnotic and humane vision of the strange and supernatural, Kay Chronister weaves a dark tapestry of love, grief, death, and the exquisite pain and joy of life on the periphery of the familiar. The fifteen stories collected here, chronicle the lives of powerful women and children, wicked witches and demons, cursed artists and overlooked communities. \u003ci\u003eThin Places\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect companion to Chronister's national bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Bog Wife \u003c\/i\u003eand ideally suited for readers of Shirley Jackson and Carmen Maria Machado.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKAY CHRONISTER\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bog Wife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDesert Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClarkesworld\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeneath Ceaseless Skies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere, and has been nominated for the Shirley Jackson and World Fantasy awards. She lives outside of Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584302313779,"sku":"9781640097773","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MRz1htqMZU9781640097773.webp?v=1761584070","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/thin-places-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}