{"title":"Jessie van Eerden","description":"\u003cp\u003eJessie van Eerden crafts stories that explore the depths of human experience with a thoughtful, reflective touch. Her works, including titles like \u003cem\u003eCall It Horses\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYoke and Feather\u003c\/em\u003e, weave elements of general fiction with themes of spirituality and personal growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect narratives that invite contemplation and insight, blending heartfelt storytelling with a subtle exploration of faith and meaning. Van Eerden’s writing offers a quiet yet profound journey through life's complexities.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"call-it-horses-by-jessie-van-eerden-9780983740599","title":"Call It Horses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2019 Dzanc Prize for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet in small-town West Virginia in the twilight of the eighties, \u003ci\u003eCall It Horses\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of three women—niece, aunt, and stowaway—and an improbable road trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrankie is an orphan (or a reluctant wife). Mave is an autodidact (or the town pariah). Nan is an artist (or the town whore). Each separately haunted, Frankie, Mave, and Nan—with a hound in tow—set out in an Oldsmobile Royale for Abiqui and the desert of Georgia O'Keeffe, seeking an escape from everything they've known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrankie records the journey in letters to her Aunt Mave's dead lover, a linguist named Ruth, sketching out her troubled life and her complicated relationship with Mave, who became her guardian when Frankie was orphaned at sixteen. Slowly, one letter at a time, Frankie exposes the ruins of herself and her fellow passengers: things that chase them, that died too soon, that never lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith lush prose and brutal empathy, Frankie tells Ruth—and herself—the story of liminality experienced by a woman standing just outside of motherhood, fulfillment, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711100965100,"sku":"9780983740599","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6470973482538.jpg?v=1754183304"},{"product_id":"yoke-and-feather-by-jessie-van-eerden-9780984213368","title":"Yoke and Feather","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay you braid back the hair of the girl who asks you to; may your lips brush other lips in an almost-kiss; when the chickens are gone, may you sow the coop in arugula; may the fogged-in mountain roads thread through your apocalyptic dreams and the cornbread and beans round your belly; may you always give away the thing you love most, like the dollar-store bracelet, or a picture of the sea.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning collection of braided essays, \u003cem\u003eYoke and Feather\u003c\/em\u003e invites the reader into an exploration of the everyday sacred: blessings for the demolition derby and the public-school lice check, a canoe trip through Boquillas Canyon along the Rio Grande, and a visit to the kitchen of the biblical sisters, Mary and Martha, as they welcome their improbable foster daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in a rural mountain childhood and threaded with Renaissance painting, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and midlife longing for a partner and child, these essays—both playful and deeply felt—reimagine familiar biblical narratives and chart the connections between ancient myth and contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461801754860,"sku":"9780984213368","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780984213368-yoke-and-feather.jpg?v=1774978043"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jessie-van-eerden.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}