{"product_id":"half-portions-9780252071294","title":"Half Portions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe short stories in this collection take the reader from small-town Wisconsin to the bustling streets of New York and Chicago and back again. It explores the role of women (especially strong or unconventional women) in modern society, the mores of the midwestern small town, and the changes over time in relationships between parents and children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eADVANCE PRAISE \"All these stories and all these pages are thronged with real men and women, and in them Miss Ferber continues to display not merely her skill at story telling, but also her greater skill at breathing into them the breath of life.\"  -- Boston Transcript","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036836659543,"sku":"9780252071294","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252071294.jpg?v=1750932706","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/half-portions-9780252071294","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}