{"product_id":"fine-dreams-paperback","title":"Fine Dreams - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda N. Masi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Set in a fictional town, at a fictional school, Linda N. Masi's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eFine Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, rewrites myth and history. Framed by a ghost's first-person narrative, the book centers on four young friends, the stars of their school's track team. While studying for exams, they are kidnapped and taken to a terrorist encampment. Two are claimed as \"wives\" by their captors, one is forced to wear a suicide vest, and each is subjected to appalling violence and terror. While their stories resonate with a widely publicized 2014 abduction, these four young women could have been taken in any of the many incidents that have plagued the Nigerian people for years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Even though they are abducted and abused by men in power and forced to survive in a dark place like Persephone, Masi's protagonists offer new endings for Persephone's story. In Masi's telling, these resilient young women recover their dreams and hopes to live in daylight once again. No matter where they travel or where they stay, they gain self-determination and reclaim their dreams. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e LINDA N. MASI holds an MFA from the University of Mississippi and is completing a PhD in creative writing at Texas Tech University. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTupelo Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlackberry: A Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is the author of a children's book series as well as a book of poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695526154303,"sku":"9781625347923","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5a9f77e9fdc2ef8f02326a816f92ef2a.webp?v=1765004094","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fine-dreams-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}