{"product_id":"family-impromptu-9781914913235","title":"Family Impromptu","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFiercely conflicting urges animate the characters in 'Family Impromptu', a provocative, engaging collection of short stories that challenge and entertain as they reveal the peculiar way we both create and resist family life.  In these captivating stories, we encounter the tangle of emotions that accompany close relationships. Marriages expand and contract, love seeks fulfillment in a library, children dream of stalkers and kidnappings, dead dogs reconnect partners, and a cousin gets executed in Texas. Poignant, humorous, and even unsettling at times, this collection takes a frank look at the complicated yet endearing jumble of family ties as characters pursue both intimacy and independence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents Double helix\t7 Arthur, my cousin, who died last summer in Texas\t18 Deep freeze\t37 Extinction\t54 Contamination\t76 Fantasy impromptu\t93 Spontaneous recovery\t107 Making out\t121 Free swim\t\t133 Plan B+\t150 Quantum entanglement\t\t169 Earth Day\t\t185 Spectacular lies\t194 The family plan\t214 Free radicals\t236 Suchness\t253 Summer solstice\t266 Acknowledgements\t271","brand":"The Conrad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742788432215,"sku":"9781914913235","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/family-impromptu-9781914913235","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}