{"product_id":"the-fate-of-others-9780593801451","title":"The Fate of Others","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection of short stories examining the extraordinary shades of ordinary life, from the prize-winning fiction writer Richard Bausch (?A master of the short story ?\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ten piercing new stories, Richard Bausch fleshes out the rich inner worlds of his characters and plumbs the nuances of infidelity, loss, and profound loneliness. In ?Donnaiolo,? a young divorcé moves back into her childhood home, with no plans other than to eat her parents? food and smoke cigarettes in her room. In ?Isolation,? a woman pines for her lover while quarantining from the COVID-19 pandemic with her husband, a situation that deteriorates when she learns her beloved has fallen gravely ill. In ?Broken Home,? a Catholic school field trip takes a violent turn when the unsupervised altar boys discover an abandoned house in the woods. And in ?The Widow?s Tale,? a recent widow attends a séance after her sister reports having reoccurring dreams about her late husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout \u003ci\u003eThe Fate of Others\u003c\/i\u003e, Bausch illuminates the tender, comic, and profound facets of the human condition, affirming once again his status as a modern master of the short story form.","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037239542103,"sku":"9780593801451","price":20.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780593801451.jpg?v=1750934934","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fate-of-others-9780593801451","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}