{"product_id":"the-good-eye-9781538777749","title":"The Good Eye","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The stories in this bewitching collection begin in the known world before tilting towards mystery and rebellion--a book full of pleasure and surprise.\" --Aysegül Savas, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropologists\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLong Distance: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Startling, spellbinding stories, in which appearances and intentions are rarely what they seem from an exciting new voice in fiction.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A psychic harnesses her talent for animal communication to extract a perfect revenge. A stone appears in a woman's pocket like a charm, only to end up lodged in her partner's throat. A condescending artist, who considers his girlfriend too conventional, throws a dinner party where he's served a painful and consequential truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jess Gibson brings us twelve probing, sideways tales that wrestle with the limits of perception and possibility. The men and women in her stories confront contradictory forces: the beautiful can turn grotesque, the exalted can fall into disgrace, the genius can be proved an impostor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sharp, funny, surprising, and utterly original, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Eye\u003c\/i\u003e announces a brilliant new voice in contemporary fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jess Gibson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cardinal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538777749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJess Gibson \u003c\/b\u003ewas\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eborn in Canada. She studied at McGill and the University of Toronto, and received her PhD in art history from Yale University. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her spouse and child. The Good Eye is her first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jess Gibson \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48311306092701,"sku":"9781538777749","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e21c97bd-c3da-4264-90ee-fd5cba03c3bb.jpg?v=1779261381","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-good-eye-9781538777749","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}