{"product_id":"9781949641936","title":"I Was Alive Here Once: Ghost Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"As surprising as it is unsettling—\u003ci\u003eI Was Alive Here Once\u003c\/i\u003e overflows with eerie pleasures.\"—Carmen Maria Machado, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Dream House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhost stories from Korea, Yemen, Poland, Japan, Uzbekistan, Iceland, Tanzania, and Thailand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA water ghost and a forest ghost fall in love as developers destroy the only world they know. A midwife helps a jinn give birth. When an ancient tree is cut down, it unleashes a family’s dark secret along with a vengeful spirit. Through eight contemporary stories exploring a range of genres, from fantasy and horror to eco—fiction and romance, this collection breathes new life into the ghost story, foregoing familiar tropes to speak to today’s unique political and ecological horrors. Both lighthearted and menacing, I Was Alive Here Once will lead you into the haze where the living and the dead meet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Two Lines Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43085215334461,"sku":"9781949641936","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781949641936_p0.jpg?v=1775259128","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781949641936","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}