{"product_id":"that-lonely-spell-9781942762843","title":"That Lonely Spell","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrances Park's parents arrived in the United States decades before the mass migration of Koreans. Her background and memory are rich with unique histories that work their way into \u003cem\u003eThat Lonely Spell\u003c\/em\u003e. A mosaic of previously published essays, this memoir reveals-with heartbreak and humor-one woman's passion, insights, and love for the family and friends who graced her life. A singular voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eHeart and humanity shine through in essays that speak to a fierce love of family and longing for home.-Kirkus Reviews\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Park's haunted essays are part elegiac after party, part Coen brothers whispers. But it's her mother and lost-too-soon father that steal that show.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Richard Peabody, editor of Gargoyle Magazine, author of \u003cem\u003eGuinness on the Quay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ferocious energy of Frances Park's essays... captivated me from beginning to end. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-R.L. Maizes, author of \u003cem\u003eOther People's Pets\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWe Love Anderson Cooper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat Lonely Spell\u003c\/em\u003e has cast its blissful spell on me... each story is heart-tugging and painfully honest - with heaps of humor throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Scott Saalman, columnist, author of \u003cem\u003eWhat Are You Going to Write About When I'm Gone?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this rich and artful memoir-in-essays, Park's loves and losses become the reader's as well. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Elizabeth McKenzie, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Portable Veblen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrances Park writes so elegantly about family and personal history, and how that history gradually becomes beautiful, monumental myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Ben Nussbaum, editor of \u003cem\u003eSpirituality \u0026amp; Health\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Park's stories are deep, blue and soulful-and I loved being lost in her sea of prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Bill Adler, author of \u003cem\u003eOutwitting Squirrels\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBoys and Their Toys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Korean heritage interwoven with an American-upbringing results in unique views on life and family. These coming-of-age stories-these life lessons-entertain even as they teach us something about ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Robert Kostuck, author and editor-in-chief, \u003cem\u003eDoveTales\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA tour de force in memoir writing... informative, elegant, and extravagantly pleasurable to read. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Susan Tepper, author of \u003cem\u003eWhat Drives Men\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Crooked Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, a Play\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach story is magical, so powerful and beautifully recalled you'll swear you were with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Rick Cooper, lyricist, author of \u003cem\u003eFor the Record\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10989651\"\u003eFrances Park\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heliotrope Books LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942762843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942762844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002000\"\u003eCultural, Ethnic \u0026amp; Regional | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FAM\"\u003eFamily \u0026amp; Relationships\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FAM014000\"\u003eDeath, Grief, Bereavement\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heliotrope Books LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832843436171,"sku":"9781942762843","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_22ece4c6-6661-4d43-b053-96dd9bd218f4.jpg?v=1756138689","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/that-lonely-spell-9781942762843","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}