Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry

<p><strong>The singular enchanting debut story collection from Elizabeth McCracken now back in print as part of Ecco's Art of the Story series and with a new introduction from the author</strong><br/><br/>Called astonishingly assured by <em>The Guardian</em> the nine stories that make up Elizabeth McCracken's debut story collection deal with oddball characters doing their very best to forge connections with those around them.</p><p>In It's Bad Luck to Die a woman marries an older tattoo artist and finds comfort in agreeing to act as a canvas for his most elaborate work. Some Have Entertained Angels Unaware follows a young girl as she comes face to face with a cast of eccentrics her recently-widowed father has invited to live in their expansive but dilapidated home. And in the title story a young man and his wife are perplexed when an outspoken old woman shows up on their doorstep for a visit claiming to be a distant aunt even though she can't be traced on a family tree. </p><p>At once captivating and offbeat <em>Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry</em> is a dazzling showcase of the early years of Elizabeth McCracken's prodigious talent. </p>