{"product_id":"the-whores-child-9780375726019","title":"The Whores Child","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis irresistible collection of short stories from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the imperfect bargains of marriage, the discoveries and disillusionments of childhood, and the unwinnable battles men and women insist on fighting with the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An author whose laid-back understatements can be as sharp as other writers’ boldest declarations….the architect of stories you can’t put down.” —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Russo brings the same bittersweet wit, deep knowledge of human nature, and spellbinding narrative gifts that distinguish his best-selling novels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA cynical Hollywood moviemaker confronts his dead wife’s lover and abruptly realizes the depth of his own passion. As his parents’ marriage disintegrates, a precocious fifth-grader distracts himself with meditations on baseball, spaghetti, and his place in the universe. And in the title story, an elderly nun ent","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515408474455,"sku":"9780375726019","price":15.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-whores-child-9780375726019","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}