Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories Karen Russell

Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories

Author: Karen Russell
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Vampires in the Lemon Grove: And Other Stories
Author
Karen Russell
ISBN
9780307947475
Named a Best Book of the Year by: The Boston GlobeO, The Oprah MagazineHuffington PostThe A.V. ClubA Washington Post Notable BookAn NPR Great Read of 2013From the author of the novel Swamplandia --a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize--comes a magical and uniquely daring collection of stories that showcases the author's gifts at their inimitable best. Within these pages, a community of girls held captive in a Japanese silk factory slowly transmute into human silkworms and plot revolution; a group of boys stumble upon a mutilated scarecrow that bears an uncanny resemblance to a missing classmate that they used to torment; a family's disastrous quest for land in the American West has grave consequences; and in the marvelous title story, two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove try to slake their thirst for blood and come to terms with their immortal relationship.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Karen RussellPublisher: VintagePublished: 01/14/2014ISBN: 9780307947475Pages: 243Weight: 0.56lbsSize: 8.03h x 5.18w x 0.77dReview Citations: Entertainment Weekly 01/17/2014 pg. 71New York Times Book Review 01/26/2014 pg. 28

Named a Best Book of the Year by:
The Boston Globe
O, The Oprah Magazine
Huffington Post
The A.V. Club

A Washington Post Notable Book
An NPR Great Read of 2013

From the author of the novel Swamplandia --a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize--comes a magical and uniquely daring collection of stories that showcases the author's gifts at their inimitable best.

Within these pages, a community of girls held captive in a Japanese silk factory slowly transmute into human silkworms and plot revolution; a group of boys stumble upon a mutilated scarecrow that bears an uncanny resemblance to a missing classmate that they used to torment; a family's disastrous quest for land in the American West has grave consequences; and in the marvelous title story, two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove try to slake their thirst for blood and come to terms with their immortal relationship.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Karen Russell
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 01/14/2014
ISBN: 9780307947475
Pages: 243
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.18w x 0.77d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 01/17/2014 pg. 71
New York Times Book Review 01/26/2014 pg. 28

Named a Best Book of the Year by:
The Boston Globe
O, The Oprah Magazine
Huffington Post
The A.V. Club

A Washington Post Notable Book
An NPR Great Read of 2013

From the author of the novel Swamplandia --a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize--comes a magical and uniquely daring collection of stories that showcases the author's gifts at their inimitable best.

Within these pages, a community of girls held captive in a Japanese silk factory slowly transmute into human silkworms and plot revolution; a group of boys stumble upon a mutilated scarecrow that bears an uncanny resemblance to a missing classmate that they used to torment; a family's disastrous quest for land in the American West has grave consequences; and in the marvelous title story, two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove try to slake their thirst for blood and come to terms with their immortal relationship.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Karen Russell
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 01/14/2014
ISBN: 9780307947475
Pages: 243
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.03h x 5.18w x 0.77d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 01/17/2014 pg. 71
New York Times Book Review 01/26/2014 pg. 28