{"product_id":"nightjar-stories-by-emily-ruskovich","title":"Nightjar: Stories by Emily Ruskovich","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Random House:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the award-winning author of the national bestseller\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIdaho\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomes a “stunning collection” (\u003cem\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e) of stories that explore how unexpected intuitions forever alter the lives of ordinary people.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“These are marvelous and unsettling stories.”—Kelly Link, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“In clear and distinctive prose, Emily Ruskovich evokes the epic scope of quiet lives.”—Paula Hawkins, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Slow Fire Burning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFive years after moving into the isolated house in rural Oregon where her husband lived as a child, the protagonist of “Victor’s Room” begins to doubt her husband’s account of his family’s past. In “Round Lake,” a young woman’s plans to meet a lover in Tokyo are upended when she learns a startling truth about her mother’s death. In “Owl,” winner of an O. Henry Award, a fur trapper reckons with the dreadful origins of his marriage after his wife is brutally injured by four adolescent boys.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaunting and psychologically provocative, and set against the vivid backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNightjar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e illuminates the secret, instinctive knowledge that lies just under the surface of our awareness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dotters Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52762010779941,"sku":"9780812994025","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/5269\/files\/ScreenShot2026-07-11at6.06.08PM.png?v=1783811208","url":"https:\/\/dottersbooks.com\/products\/nightjar-stories-by-emily-ruskovich","provider":"Dotters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}