{"product_id":"open-up-stories","title":"Open Up: Stories","description":"\"This brilliant, funny, unsettling book is a work of deep psychological realism and a philosophical inquiry at the same time. Thomas Morris is a master of the contemporary short story, and the stories in this collection are his best yet.\" \u003cb\u003e--SALLY ROONEY author of \u003ci\u003eINTERMEZZO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrikingly original and wonderfully tender, \u003ci\u003eOpen Up\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid exploration of the thrills, challenges, and aches of contemporary life. \u003c\/b\u003eThese five stories pulse with a dark strangeness: a boy's first football match is charged with secret magic and complicated by his family situation; a young man's vacation with his partner comes under threat from a dark visitor; a family of seahorses faces growing pains and grief as they fight to come of age and understand their place in the world. Deeply felt and richly rewarding, \u003ci\u003eOpen Up\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous and penetrating examination of human vulnerability, filled with magic and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unnamed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51837248241895,"sku":"9781961884342","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_08a8c316-69b0-4aff-abd2-418b592a097f.jpg?v=1772679807","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/open-up-stories","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}