{"title":"J. Ashley-Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003eJ. Ashley-Smith crafts immersive journeys through richly imagined worlds where the boundaries of reality are stretched and challenged. Readers can expect gripping narratives that intertwine speculative futures with profound emotional depth, perfect for fans of thoughtful \u003cem\u003esci-fi and fantasy\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExploring themes of loss, identity, and endurance, Ashley-Smith's work invites reflection as much as adventure. The collection offers a blend of striking ideas and nuanced character studies, promising stories that linger long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-measure-of-sorrow-by-j-ashley-smith-9781946154774","title":"The Measure of Sorrow","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShirley Jackson Award-winning author J. Ashley-Smith's first collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Measure of Sorrow\u003c\/em\u003e, draws together ten new and previously acclaimed stories of dark speculative fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, a black reef holds the secret to an interminable coastal limbo; a father struggles to relate to his estranged children in a post-bushfire wilderness; an artist records her last days in conversation with her unborn child; a brother and sister are abandoned to the manifestations of their uncle's insanity; a suburban neighbourhood succumbs to an indescribable malaise; teenage ravers fall in with an eldritch crowd; a sensitive New Age guy commits a terminal act of passive-aggression; a plane crash opens the door to the Garden of Eden; the new boy in the village falls victim to a fatal ruse; and a husband's unexpressed grief is embodied in the shadows of a crumbling country barn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIntelligent and emotionally complex, the stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Measure of Sorrow\u003c\/em\u003e elude easy classification, lifting the veil on the wonder and horror of a world just out of true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487621595372,"sku":"9781946154774","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6cecbf1fb3f2e814e91dd3d1c769efec.jpg?v=1775772185"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/j-ashley-smith.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}