{"product_id":"smoke-and-mirrors-short-fictions-and-illusions","title":"Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe astonishing and impressive first collection of short stories from New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat in a second-hand store . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stray cat fights and refights a nightly battle to protect his adoptive family from an unimagiable evil . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young couple receives a wedding gift that will reveal a chilling alternate history of their marriage . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath a bridge by the railroad tracks, a frightened little boy bargains for his life with a most persistent troll . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch miraculous inventions and more await within Neil Gaiman's first collection of short fiction, a gift of wonder and delight from one of the most unique literary artists of our day. In his capable hands, magic is no mere illusion, but a powerful means to reveal the nature of our humanity obscured in the smoke of our fears and anxieties . . . and reflected in the funhouse mirrors of our dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45376089129157,"sku":"9780380789023","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0738\/1440\/9413\/files\/imageloader_75b11dee-9340-4767-b0f6-178d11875324.jpg?v=1763578114","url":"https:\/\/littlemikeysbooks.com\/products\/smoke-and-mirrors-short-fictions-and-illusions","provider":"Little Mikey's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}