{"product_id":"maggie-brown-others-stories","title":"Maggie Brown Others Stories","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories, each one \"a marvel of concision and compassion\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and \"master of his form\" (~i~\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) takes the short story to new heights.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThrough forty-four compressed gems, Peter Orner, a writer who \"doesn''t simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls\" (\u003ci\u003eNYT Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), chronicles people whose lives are at inflection points, gripping us with a series of defining moments.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhether it''s a first date that turns into a late-night road trip to a séance in an abandoned airplane hangar, or a family''s memories of the painful mystery surrounding a neglected uncle''s demise, Orner reveals how our fleeting decisions between kindness and abandonment chase us across time. These stories are anchored by a poignant novella that delivers not only the joys and travails of a forty-year marriage, but an entire era in a working-class New England city. Bristling with the crackling energy of life itself, \u003ci\u003eMaggie Brown \u0026amp; Others\u003c\/i\u003e marks the most sustained achievement to date for \"a master of his form\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eOprah Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Short Fiction of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Simpson\/Joyce Carol Oates Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319135805822,"sku":"NW9780316516112","price":19.53,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780316516112.jpg?v=1778694854","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/maggie-brown-others-stories","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}