{"product_id":"book-jtd5","title":"Transactions with the Fallen","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this new collection of short stories, author Michael Elcock explores a variety of inner worlds and lived experiences: survival and betrayal in Germany after World War II ... life in the Scottish highlands ... trouble with army ants ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADVANCE PRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTRANSACTIONS WITH THE FALLEN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Michael Elcock's stories enchant, disturb and remind us of the many worlds we inhabit. Touching on intimate moments and interactions, not a lot happens in these intertwined tales, and that is precisely their strength. A young man sits with an older woman one evening and learns about love. A soldier coaxes music out of a battered piano in an attempt to stay alive. \u003cem\u003eTransactions with the Fallen\u003c\/em\u003e is a study of human relationships told with an exacting eye for detail and the resonant moment.\" ---Eve Joseph, Griffin Poetry Prize Winner, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's a lot to be learned from other people's childhoods---and from other people's adulthoods too, if they've been lucky enough to have one. When they're luckier still, there's a lot to be learned from other people's imaginations. In this remarkable book of stories, Michael Elcock offers us the fruits of all three: a rich, multifaceted childhood, a robust, thoughtful adulthood, and a lively, athletic imagination.\" ---Robert Bringhurst, author, poet, and recipient of the British Columbia Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Scotland, Michael Elcock emigrated to Canada at age twenty-one and now lives on Vancouver Island. A memoir about his travels to Belfast, Malta, Hawaii, Prague, Paris, Oman, and Andalusia, entitled \u003cem\u003eA Perfectly Beautiful Place\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 2004. Other books include \u003cem\u003eWriting on Stone\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), a novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Gate\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), and a fictionalized memoir, \u003cem\u003eEyes of Rain and Ragged Dreams: Coming of Age in Edinburgh\u003c\/em\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49281507557680,"sku":"BDjtd5","price":8.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jtd5-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773618072","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jtd5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}