{"product_id":"skin-folk-stories","title":"Skin Folk: Stories","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe SFWA Grand Master’s award-winning collection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e“combines a richly textured multicultural background with incisive storytelling” (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSkin Folk\u003c\/i\u003e, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best, spinning tales like “Precious,” in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In “A Habit of Waste,” a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later she’s shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. In “The Glass Bottle Trick,” the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husband’s superstitions—to horrifying consequences.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Hopkinson’s unique pacing and vibrant dialogue sets a steady beat for stories that illustrate why she received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Entertaining, challenging, and alluring, \u003ci\u003eSkin Folk\u003c\/i\u003e is not to be missed.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy Award–winning \u003ci\u003eSkin Folk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Hopkinson’s prose is vivid and immediate.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “An important new writer.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Her descriptions of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances ring true, the result of her strong evocation of place and her ear for dialect.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinson’s talents, skills and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of the Caribbean . . . Everything is possible in her imagination.” —\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317476008318,"sku":"NW9781504052764","price":15.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781504052764.jpg?v=1778251898","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/skin-folk-stories","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}