{"product_id":"the-broken-key","title":"The Broken Key","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to start over at age twenty-seven to move beyond failure and disappointment and begin life again? In returning to his hometown a historic city perched on the snow-covered shores of Lake Superior Tom Johnson never suspects that he is being led to a young woman on the cusp of an irrevocable change. Funny and smart evocative and heart-breaking \u003cem\u003eThe Broken Key \u003c\/em\u003easks the questions posed by all memorable stories. What do we expect from life? What do we expect from ourselves? And where does one life end and another begin?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Kilgore\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the short story collection \u003cem\u003eLosing Camille\u003c\/em\u003e which was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award. His work has appeared on \u003cem\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/em\u003e and he is a past winner of \u003cem\u003eMinnesota Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e's Tamarack Award for Short Fiction. \u003cem\u003eThe Broken Key\u003c\/em\u003e is his debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant . . . some of the best recent fiction by a Minnesota writer.\" -- \u003cem\u003eMinneapolis StarTribune.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Intimate stories handled with enormous sensitivity and empathy.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Journal of Books. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54526317330707,"sku":"9781635055597","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/img_proxy_774aad4f-3bad-4f17-955c-25f57f29c93b.jpg?v=1785850665","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/the-broken-key","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}