{"product_id":"open-up-stories-9781961884342","title":"Open Up: Stories","description":"\"This brilliant, funny, unsettling book is a work of deep psychological realism and a philosophical inquiry at the same time. Thomas Morris is a master of the contemporary short story, and the stories in this collection are his best yet.\" \u003cb\u003e--SALLY ROONEY author of \u003ci\u003eINTERMEZZO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrikingly original and wonderfully tender, \u003ci\u003eOpen Up\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid exploration of the thrills, challenges, and aches of contemporary life. \u003c\/b\u003eThese five stories pulse with a dark strangeness: a boy's first football match is charged with secret magic and complicated by his family situation; a young man's vacation with his partner comes under threat from a dark visitor; a family of seahorses faces growing pains and grief as they fight to come of age and understand their place in the world. Deeply felt and richly rewarding, \u003ci\u003eOpen Up\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous and penetrating examination of human vulnerability, filled with magic and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unnamed Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961884342","brand":"Unnamed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43962525778057,"sku":"9781961884342","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_131d5ffc-c550-40b9-ae2e-e8d0ebe7e7d8.jpg?v=1746509556","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/open-up-stories-9781961884342","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}