{"product_id":"har-mar-stories-9798899480522","title":"Har Mar: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJourneying through the emotional migrations of women living in the in-between\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Hilal Isler's gripping debut story collection, \u003ci\u003eHar Mar\u003c\/i\u003e, women in the early twenty-first century navigate the complex spaces between countries, families, languages, and selves. Isler's characters are all on the verge of something--success, rebellion, revelation--and they want to disappear as much as they want to be seen. Moving back and forth between Turkey and the United States, these stories trace migrations both physical and emotional: a nanny plots to flee the wealthy family she cares for in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul; in Har Mar, a quiet mall tucked in the suburbs of Minneapolis, a bookseller escapes her grief in a complicated relationship with a wig retailer; an actress is hired by a famous American novelist to portray her at public events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe women in \u003ci\u003eHar Mar \u003c\/i\u003edon't always make sound decisions, and they're not trying to be heroes. But they are reaching--imperfectly, but fiercely--for connection, truth, and home. With moving prose and a deep sense of longing, this collection explores what it means to grow up in the margins, to live in translation, and to build a life at the edge of belonging.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hilal Isler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Curbstone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798899480522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHILAL ISLER\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at the University of Texas. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's, New York Magazine, The Believer, The Baltimore Review, The Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e online, and elsewhere. She is a 2023 McKnight Fellow in Creative Prose and lives with her family in Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Hilal Isler \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48840787755165,"sku":"9798899480522","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ec979506-03aa-4f30-b452-91d625805176.jpg?v=1787726618","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/har-mar-stories-9798899480522","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}