{"product_id":"smoke-and-mirrors-short-fictions-and-illusions","title":"Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions","description":"The astonishing and impressive first collection of short stories from New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman\n\nAn elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat in a second-hand store . . .\nA stray cat fights and refights a nightly battle to protect his adoptive family from an unimagiable evil . . .\nA young couple receives a wedding gift that will reveal a chilling alternate history of their marriage . . .\nBeneath a bridge by the railroad tracks, a frightened little boy bargains for his life with a most persistent troll . . .\nSuch miraculous inventions and more await within Neil Gaiman’s first collection of short fiction, a gift of wonder and delight from one of the most unique literary artists of our day. In his capable hands, magic is no mere illusion, but a powerful means to reveal the nature of our humanity obscured in the smoke of our fears and anxieties . . . and reflected in the funhouse mirrors of our dreams.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0380789027\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0380789027.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gaiman, Neil\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Mass market paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Mass market paperback in ACCEPTABLE condition. Book is perfectly usable, but has heavy wear or cosmetic issues which may include a cocked spine, creased spine, heavy wear, yellowed pages, price stickers, etc. Cover art may be different from that shown in photo.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42888186789949,"sku":"BVV.0380789027.A","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0380789027-0.jpg?v=1767734829","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/smoke-and-mirrors-short-fictions-and-illusions","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}