The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night

'These days, you can find anything you need at the click of a button.That's why I bought her heart online.'Spirits in jam jars, mini-apocalypses, animal hearts and side shows.A girl runs a coffin hotel on a remote island.A boy is worried his sister has two souls.A couple are rewriting the history of the world. And mermaids are on display at the local aquarium.The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night is a collection of twelve haunting stories; modern fairy tales brimming with magic, outsiders and lost souls.AnimalsJacobPlum pie. Zombie green. Yellow bee. Purple monsterIn the darkLittle deathsThe beginning of the world in the middle of the nightPebblesAunt Libby's coffin hotelSea devilsHuman satellitesBright white hearts