{"product_id":"places-in-the-dark-short-stories-hardcover","title":"Places in the Dark: Short Stories - Hardcover","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\u003eLidmila Kábrtová\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlzbeta Belánová\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of short stories that intertwine the lives of six women, revealing the profound realities beneath their ordinary existence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following her divorce, Tereza shuts off emotionally and flits from one faceless lover to the next, until an unexpected visitor shakes her existence to the core. Klara is a bird trapped in a golden cage slowly suffocating her. Eva has sacrificed herself for her children and family. Life is one big party for Karla--or is it? Alice is doing everything she can not to be a crybaby like her mother. Petra has finally had enough and takes drastic measures. Magdalena's true yearnings bubble up to the surface. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stories of these six characters may be different, but these women's paths converge throughout \u003ci\u003ePlaces in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, weaving a vivid tapestry of interconnected lives. Czech author Lidmila Kábrtová is a master of writing stories of astonishing clarity. Echoing the brilliance of Alice Munro, Kábrtová's words act as translucent veils, allowing the essential truths to shimmer through. Moments move about on tectonic plates somewhere beneath the surface of the everyday, and nothing will be as it used to be. Yet, in this kaleidoscope of narratives, the question lingers: Was it ever truly as it seemed?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLidmila Kábrtová\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \"Grey \/ Sedivák,\" a radio play for children, several plays for the CRo Vltava radio project One Minute Plays, and the experimental novel \u003ci\u003eFoxes Drink \u003c\/i\u003eUp, which comprises chapters of exactly fifty words. \u003cb\u003eAlzbeta Belánová \u003c\/b\u003eis a translator based in Prague whose work has been published in literary journals and by publishers such as Motto Press and Comma Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47493257101533,"sku":"9781803095035","price":29.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/dwPR2PxyeK9781803095035.webp?v=1771956748","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/places-in-the-dark-short-stories-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}