{"product_id":"the-soft-room-9781931982320","title":"The Soft Room by Heuler, Karen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Karen Heuler's THE SOFT ROOM starts with a provocative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epremise and twists its way into unexpected territory. Exploring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe meaning of pain and duality, her characters end up in a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eweirdly life-affirming landscape-the shape morality takes when\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efaced with cruelty and senseless harm. Heuler's writing is clear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand thoughtful, and as full of surprises as her story. She has a gift\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor the oblique, a quirky take on things that flows through the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enarrative like the atmosphere of a planet almost like our own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE SOFT ROOM is a pleasure to read, fitting for a novel about\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esensation, and it also rewards the reader with memorable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echaracters and ideas about important themes of our time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Sally George, FROG SALAD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This absolutely stunning novel is told from the perspectives of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etwin girls, one of whom is born without the ability to feel any\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ephysical pain. The mesmerizing prose and deep characterizations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enearly render the plot-while excellent in and of itself-almost\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunimportant.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Debi Lewis, BOOKLIST starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e, !7IB9D1-jicdca!: P;l;o;T;p\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Heuler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Livingston Press at the University of West Al\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.32w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781931982320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2004 pg. 1267\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/12\/2004 pg. 39\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Livingston Press at the University of West Al","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43657739600025,"sku":"9781931982320","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_c1554fb3-80c9-4f07-9922-3b9a53afd1e7.jpg?v=1724769895","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-soft-room-9781931982320","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}