u003cpu003eIncludes the Story How to Talk to Girls at Parties - Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Nicole Kidmanu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eA24 Film Directed by John Cameron Mitchell also Stars Elle Fanning and Ruth Wilsonu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003cpu003eA prodigiously imaginative collection. . . . The best of these clever fantasy metafictions explores the mysteries of artistic inspiration.New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choiceu003cbru003eu003cbru003eTwo teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreamsand nightmares . . .u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eA mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night . . .u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eIn a Hugo Awardwinning story, a great detective must solve a most unsettling royal murder in a strangely altered Victorian England . . .u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThese marvelous creations and more showcase the unparalleled invention and storytelling brillianceand the terrifyingly dark and entertaining witof the incomparable Neil Gaiman. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most original writers of our time.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003c/pu003e