{"product_id":"baby-in-a-box-stories","title":"Baby in a Box: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this dazzling debut collection, Sarah Braunstein introduces a cast of people whose ordinary lives are suddenly unsettled by unexpected encounters, impossible decisions, and quietly absurd turns of fate. A waitress learns a startling confession from a regular customer. A motel housekeeper hides an impossible secret. A grieving teenager navigates loss through eBay. Elsewhere, parents, lovers, and strangers stumble through moments of connection, misunderstanding, and reinvention, revealing the fragile stories people construct to make sense of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarkly funny, compassionate, and psychologically astute, \u003cem\u003eBaby in a Box\u003c\/em\u003e explores caregiving, family, desire, loneliness, and the strange ways our lives intersect. Braunstein's stories are populated by flawed but deeply human characters whose moments of awkwardness, tenderness, and quiet revelation linger long after the final page. Sharp, original, and emotionally resonant, this remarkable collection confirms Braunstein as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Braunstein is an American novelist and short story writer. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sweet Relief of Missing Children\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBad Animals\u003c\/em\u003e, and her fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/em\u003e. A recipient of the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 award, she teaches creative writing at Colby College in Maine. \u003cem\u003eBaby in a Box\u003c\/em\u003e is her first story collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eW. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJune 9, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e224\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiterary Fiction · Short Stories · Contemporary Fiction · Family · Relationships · Humour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781324051060\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276331835574,"sku":"9781324051060","price":25.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781324051060.jpg?v=1784734049","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/baby-in-a-box-stories","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}