{"product_id":"ghost-years-9781644213773","title":"Ghost Years","description":"\u003cb\u003e A tribute to the author's mother Kitty, the gritty Chicago landscape of his youth, and the \"ghost years, that time in your life you don't know won't never come again.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Barry Gifford has been writing the story of America in acclaimed novel after acclaimed novel for the last half-century. Almost all of the stories in \u003ci\u003eGhost Years\u003c\/i\u003e takes place in the 1950s, examining the lives of women in that period--the suppression, the lack of opportunities, the dependency on men. Following his story collection, \u003ci\u003eRoy's World\u003c\/i\u003e, which inspired the documentary directed by Rob Christopher, narrated by Lili Taylor, Matt Dillon and Willem Dafoe, these stories show a childhood in mid-century America filled with innocence, grief, joy and wonder in equal measure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644213773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Barry Gifford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43733009236149,"sku":"9781644213773","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e2396aa6-0a21-42f5-8bc8-09e8a99d3f67.jpg?v=1710256958","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ghost-years-9781644213773","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}