{"product_id":"an-altar-of-stories-to-liminal-saints-paperback","title":"An Altar of Stories to Liminal Saints - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRios de la Luz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eAn Altar of Stories to Liminal Saints, \u003c\/i\u003eRios de la Luz returns with a new collection of stories inspired by her new life as a mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCults compete for dominance in a town divided by an ethereal rift, a woman is tasked with delivering magical packages, and a dying mermaid saves a young girl from a sinister pursuer in this genre-bending new collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending the deeply personal and de la Luz's love for the fantastic, \u003ci\u003eSaints \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together ghosts and grief, demons and dirt eating, the immediately personal and the intensely whimsical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"An Altar of Stories to Liminal Saints\u003c\/i\u003e is ultimately about the hope for a better earth achieved through a levelling of accounts. Hoping that the earth and sea will respond to the everyday violence of patriarchy and colonialism, translating this hope through fiction. And these stories are exactly that: moments of hoping that the entire earth will make a better world and that we can think such a world once the earth has settled.\" -- J. Moufawad-Paul for \u003ci\u003eminor literature[s]\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In Mexica theology, hearts were extracted from people's chests-it was imperative to the ritual that the heart still beat when it was presented to the moon, the sun, and other deities as an offering in exchange for mercy. This is what Rios de la Luz does in her short story collection, \u003ci\u003eAn Altar of Stories to Liminal Saints\u003c\/i\u003e, she brings the beating heart of her characters to the reader through gruesome happenings and lyrical prose.\" -- Juania Sueños for \u003ci\u003eInfrarrealista Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45673663594540,"sku":"9781940885605","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/og41IQ14Sc9781940885605.webp?v=1781731529","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/an-altar-of-stories-to-liminal-saints-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}