The Secret History of Ordinary Objects: Short Stories of Everyday Things That Quietly Change Destinies
Paperback
Currently unavailable to order
Please enter your email and a message will be sent to you when this product becomes available on our website.
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 23 2025
Pages: 188
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Behind every doorknob, umbrella, old key, cracked mug, or forgotten trinket lies a story waiting to be told.
The Secret History of Ordinary Objects explores the quiet magic hidden in plain sight-how everyday items shape lives, alter fates, and hold memories long after people forget them.
In this enchanting collection of short stories, ordinary objects become silent witnesses to love, loss, hope, fear, and unexpected turning points. A worn umbrella that chooses who it protects. A doorknob that changes its feel depending on the truth behind it. A lost house key that finds its way to the person who needs it most. A pocket watch that stops only at destiny's crossroads.
Each story is a reminder that life's biggest moments often come from the smallest things-and the objects we overlook may be holding the greatest secrets of all.
Perfect for fans of magical realism, quiet mysteries, and emotional slice-of-life tales, this collection transports readers into a world where destiny hides in the details.
Also in
General Fiction
Elizabeth Spencer: Novels & Stories (Loa #344): The Voice at the Back Door / The Light in the Piazza / Knights and Dragons / Stories
Spencer, Elizabeth
Hardcover
Anniversaries, Volume 2: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl, April 1968-August 1968
Johnson, Uwe
Paperback
Philip Roth: Novels 1973-1977 (Loa #165): The Great American Novel / My Life as a Man / The Professor of Desire
Roth, Philip
Hardcover
Selected Writings: Robert Musil: Young Torless, Three Women, the Perfecting of a Love, and Other Writings
Agee, Joel
Musil, Robert
Paperback
Before Gatsby: The First Twenty-Six Stories
Bruccoli, Matthew J.
Baughman, Judith
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Paperback
