{"product_id":"north-american-lake-monsters-by-nathan-ballingrud-9781618730602","title":"North American Lake Monsters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorth American Lake Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e, Nathan Ballingrud's Shirley Jackson Award winning debut collection, is a shattering and luminous experience not to be missed by those who love to explore the darker parts of the human psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMonsters, real and imagined, external and internal, are the subject. They are us and we are them, and Ballingrud's intense focus makes these stories incredibly intense and irresistible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are love stories. And also monster stories. Sometimes these are monsters in their traditional guises, sometimes they wear the faces of parents, lovers, or ourselves. The often working-class people in these stories are driven to extremes by love. Sometimes, they are ruined; sometimes redeemed. All are faced with the loneliest corners of themselves and strive to find an escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNathan Ballingrud was born in Massachusetts but has spent most of his life in the South. He worked as a bartender in New Orleans and New York City, and as a cook on offshore oil rigs. His story \"The Monsters of Heaven\" won the inaugural Shirley Jackson Award. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina, with his daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607298523372,"sku":"9781618730602","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f93ae8f5dd6ce0b962e75aec70e6c2f4.jpg?v=1778190691","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/north-american-lake-monsters-by-nathan-ballingrud-9781618730602","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}