{"product_id":"the-life-of-a-creature-paperback","title":"The Life of a Creature - 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\u003eNadja Lubiw-Hazard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn astonishing debut story collection about the interconnection between humans and animals navigating love, loss, and healing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreatures swim, slither, and soar their way through this stunning short story collection about the inextricable nature of humans and animals that celebrates and bears witness to our fellow creatures and to the complex emotional terrain of our own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA woman's personal trauma and anxiety are intertwined with the lives of the feral dogs abandoned in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. As a lesbian love affair unravels, the secrets of a gift-giving crow are revealed. The life of a veterinarian is told through the animals that she has loved and that she has tried to save. A dying man dreams of returning as a vulture after death. The plight of sea turtles on the brink of extinction weaves through a mother's devastation over the loss of a daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful in its renderings of human experience, \u003cem\u003eThe Life of a Creature\u003c\/em\u003e is a tender and haunting book imbued with the deeply sensory intimacies of the animal world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNadja Lubiw-Hazard\u003c\/strong\u003e (she\/her) is a Toronto-based writer and veterinarian. She is the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eThe Nap-Away Motel\u003c\/em\u003e (Palimpsest Press) and two children's books. As a manuscript, \u003cem\u003eThe Life of a Creature\u003c\/em\u003e won the Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062472327307,"sku":"9781834050287","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/HOFLKAkJqY9781834050287.webp?v=1779641427","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-life-of-a-creature-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}