{"product_id":"women-and-ghosts-paperback","title":"Women and Ghosts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Lurie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eThe War Between the Tates\u003c\/i\u003e and the Pulitzer prize-winning \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e now brings her irresistible wit to the ghost story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn nine spooky tales, Alison Lurie writes of women haunted by ghosts both literal and metaphorical: A woman about to marry Mr. Right is visited by the spirit of his first wife; a dead fianc  haunts a foreign service officer every time she has an intimate moment with another man; the ghost of a girl in a Halloween costume disconcerts the perfect housewife. A secretary on a diet begins to see obese people everywhere she looks; a self-conscious poet is shadowed by her intrusive doppelganger; and a capricious, malevolent spirit seems to have inhabited an acquisitive matron's prized piece of furniture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelightfully strange and beautifully told, these nine tales show Alison Lurie at her luminous best.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlison Lurie is the author of many highly praised novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe War Between the Tates, The Truth About Lorin Jones\u003c\/i\u003e (Prix Femina Etranger), and \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e (Pulitzer Prize for fiction). Her most recent book was \u003ci\u003eFamiliar Spirits.\u003c\/i\u003e She teaches writing, folklore, and literature at Cornell University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724190355519,"sku":"9780385518314","price":22.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ac0464d9e1cb8ae19f37d4752c64ed1c.webp?v=1765101820","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/women-and-ghosts-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}