{"product_id":"cover-before-striking-paperback","title":"Cover Before Striking - 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\u003ePriscila Uppal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most common phrase in print is \"cover before striking,\" a warning to those about to innocently strike a match to be careful not to burn their fingers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUppal's characters in \u003ci\u003eCover Before Striking\u003c\/i\u003e are all people pushing their lives to new levels of intensity, danger, or passion as they test their limits and those of the world. The pyromaniac at the heart of the title story -- winner of the Gloria Vanderbilt Short Fiction Prize -- desperately uses fire to reconnect with lost lovers and family members. In \"Vertigo,\" an injured Olympic athlete becomes a research guinea pig in a surreal scientific experiment. In \"The Boy Next Door,\" a teenager recounts how her mother took her and fled Canada for Brazil, along with the local Catholic priest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImplacable and just a little unhinged, the stories of \u003ci\u003eCover Before Striking\u003c\/i\u003e each move toward that moment of contact when the sparks begin to fly, when destruction and beauty seem to blur together. With this collection, Priscila Uppal offers the literary equivalent of playing with fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePriscila Uppal is an internationally acclaimed poet, fiction writer, and York University professor. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Economy of Salvation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTo Whom It May Concern\u003c\/i\u003e. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eProjection: Encounters with My Runaway Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Prize and the Governor General's Award. Priscila lives in Toronto. For more information visit \u003ci\u003epriscilauppal.ca\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132712468619,"sku":"9781459729520","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/saYW6ri7V-9781459729520.webp?v=1780577776","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/cover-before-striking-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}