{"product_id":"the-book-of-marvels-a-compendium-of-everyday-things-9781926812755","title":"The Book of Marvels: A Compendium of Everyday Things","description":"In a series of playful and startling prose meditations, celebrated writer \u003cb\u003eLorna Crozier\u003c\/b\u003e brings her rapt attention to the small matter of household objects: everything from doorknobs, washing machines, rakes, and zippers to the kitchen sink. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOperating as a sort of literary detective, she examines the mystery of the everyday, seeking the essence of each object. She offers tantalizing glimpses of the household's inhabitants, too, probing hearts, brains, noses, and navels. Longing, exuberance, and grief color her reflections, which at times take on the tenor of folktales or parables. Each of the short portraits in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Marvels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e stands alone, but the connections are intricate; as in life, each object gains meaning from its juxtaposition with others. Crozier approaches her investigations with a childlike curiosity, an adult bemusement, and an unfailing sense of metaphor and mischief. With both charm and mordant wit, she animates the panoply of wonders to be found everywhere around us and inside us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorna Crozier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781926812755","brand":"Greystone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43398038290569,"sku":"9781926812755","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_7e87a161-bbc2-4dd8-8f22-e46598375a31.jpg?v=1740473891","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-marvels-a-compendium-of-everyday-things-9781926812755","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}