{"product_id":"willful-creatures-aimee-bender-paperback","title":"Willful Creatures -- Aimee Bender, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Contemporary fairy tales, cushioned by goofy humor and a deep tenderness for her characters, that aren't always as dark or as sinister as they initially appear.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAimee Bender's \u003ci\u003eWillful Creatures \u003c\/i\u003econjures a fantastical world in which authentic love blooms. This is a place where a boy with keys for fingers is a hero, a woman's children are potatoes, and a little boy with an iron for a head is born to a family of pumpkin heads. With her singular mix of surrealism, musical prose, and keenly felt emotion, Bender once again proves herself to be a masterful chronicler of the human condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aimee Bender\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385720977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2006 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2006 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAimee Bender is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cak\u003c\/i\u003ee--a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller--and \u003ci\u003eAn Invisible Sign of My Own\u003c\/i\u003e, and of the collections \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Flammable Skirt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWillful Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e. Her works have been widely anthologized and have been translated into sixteen languages. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aimee Bender","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650231984356,"sku":"9780385720977","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780385720977.jpg?v=1726792471","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/willful-creatures-aimee-bender-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}