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The Devil and the Dairy Princess - (Blue Light Books) by Pedro Ponce (Paperback)

The Devil and the Dairy Princess - (Blue Light Books) by  Pedro Ponce (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>-Will be promoted by Indiana Review -Explores universal human need to create narrative out of disparate events -Perfect for readers who like literary realism or speculative fiction</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>What happens when the stories we've been told fail us?</b> <b>In ten provocative and unsettling tales, Pedro Ponce grapples with the human instinct to create a narrative out of disparate experiences.</p><p></b><i>The Devil and the Dairy Princess</i> interrogates the power of stories to impact us for good or ill. We are all taught that love is destined to happen with our soul mate and that hard work eventually leads to success. But when faced with circumstances that no longer fit the chosen narrative, some protagonists cling to their outmoded stories with greater fervor, while others realize the old stories no longer suffice, so they choose to inhabit a new reality in stories yet to be told.</p><p>Perfect for any reader who enjoys literary realism or speculative fiction, <i> The Devil and the Dairy Princess</i> reveals the episodic history of humanity's romance with narrative, from first love to break-up to hopeful reconciliation.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Pedro Ponce's fiction has appeared in <i>Ploughshares</i>, <i>Alaska Quarterly Review</i>, <i>Gigantic</i>, <i>PANK</i>, <i>Copper Nickel</i>, and other journals. His work has also been anthologized in <i>Best Small Fictions 2019</i>, <i>New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction</i>, and <i>Boundaries Without: The Calumet Editions 2017 Anthology of Speculative Fiction</i>. He is a 2012 National Endowment for the Arts fellow in creative writing. Ponce also teaches writing and literature at St. Lawrence University and is based in Canton, New York.</p>

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