{"product_id":"alphabetique-26-characteristic-fictions-isbn-9780771070150","title":"Alphabetique, 26 Characteristic Fictions","description":"\u003cb\u003eTake the sumptuousness of Molly Peacock's own #1 bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, the extraordinary creative variety of \u003ci\u003eThe Bedside Book of Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, and the cat-nip-for-language-geeks appeal of \u003ci\u003eEats, Shoots and Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e, and wrap it around tales rich with wisdom and humanity, and you get \u003ci\u003eAlphabetique\u003c\/i\u003e: the most gorgeous gift book of the season.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e      Molly Peacock has written a new classic, a book of magical tales inspired by the lives of the letters of the alphabet.\u003cbr\u003e     \u003ci\u003eAlphabetique\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e or Tales from the Lives of the Letters \u003c\/i\u003eis one-of-a-kind, but nevertheless fits perfectly with Molly Peacock's extraordinary body of work, drawing on the same wellsprings of creativity and artistry as her poetry and her nonfiction, especially \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Garden\u003c\/i\u003e. These 26 charming, incisive, sensual stories of love, yearning, and self-discovery are complimented by Kara Kosaka's layered, jewel-bright collages.\u003cb\u003eInternational praise for Molly Peacock:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • \"She has a luxuriantly sensual imagination -- and an equally sensual feel for the language.\" \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • \"Peacock's prose is a delight.... Fascinating, uplifting and beautiful.\" \u003ci\u003eVancouver Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • \"There's a delicious tang to Peacock's vital poems -- a taste of earth, salty and laced with iron.... Gratifyingly lucid poems that mesh a rich physicality with arresting emotional precision.\"\u003ci\u003e Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Garden\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • \"A rumination on art and the blossoming beauty of self that can be the gift of age and love.\" \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003eMOLLY PEACOCK is a poet, essayist and nonfiction writer. Her latest work of nonfiction is the #1 bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life's Work at 72\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eParadise, Piece by Piece\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent collection of poems is \u003ci\u003eThe Second Blush\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a Contributing Editor to the \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review of Canada\u003c\/i\u003e, the editor of an anthology of essays, \u003ci\u003eThe Private I\u003c\/i\u003e, and of \u003ci\u003eHow to Read a Poem and Start a Poetry Circle\u003c\/i\u003e. Widely anthologized, her work appears in \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Book of American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best of the Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. A dual citizen of the US and Canada, Molly Peacock is a former New Yorker who makes her home in Toronto with her husband, two cats, and a jam-packed terrace garden. Visit her at www.mollypeacock.org.","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302899437797,"sku":"NP9780771070150","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780771070150.jpg?v=1767721349","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/alphabetique-26-characteristic-fictions-isbn-9780771070150","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}