{"product_id":"bobcat-other-stories-9781616201739","title":"Bobcat \u0026 Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wise and funny . . .  A] near-perfect collection.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rebecca Lee, one of our most gifted and original short story writers, guides readers into a range of landscapes, both foreign and domestic, crafting stories as rich as novels. A student plagiarizes a paper and holds fast to her alibi until she finds herself complicit in the resurrection of one professor's shadowy past. A dinner party becomes the occasion for the dissolution of more than one marriage. A woman is hired to find a wife for the one true soulmate she's ever found. In all, Rebecca Lee traverses the terrain of infidelity, obligation, sacrifice, jealousy, and yet finally, optimism. Showing people at their most vulnerable, Lee creates characters so wonderfully flawed, so driven by their desire, so compelled to make sense of their human condition, that it's impossible not to feel for them when their fragile belief in romantic love, domestic bliss, or academic seclusion fails to provide them with the sort of force field they'd expected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616201739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover Great New Writers - Third Place\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Story Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/29\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2013 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/21\/2013 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/28\/2013 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rebecca Lee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662235529372,"sku":"9781616201739","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cde79fb6-b727-4b9f-b101-130d24c56875.jpg?v=1603901433","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bobcat-other-stories-9781616201739","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}