{"product_id":"if-you-lived-here-youd-already-be-home-stories-9781593766634","title":"If You Lived Here You'd Already be Home: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"These stories were my kind of stories--a little weird and magical and bittersweet.\" --Roxane Gay, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA middle-aged masochist in love with a comatose man. A gay birthday clown lamenting the loss of his beloved dog. An amateur veterinarian keeping watch over his suicidal daughter. And a bikini model with a barnacle stuck to her butt cheek. These are just a few of the characters who populate the quirky, offbeat world of \u003ci\u003eIf You Lived Here You'd Already Be Home\u003c\/i\u003e a world that feels at once alien and strangely familiar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these twenty-one brief, funny stories, John Jodzio documents his characters disappointment, frustration, and longing for a home that seems forever out of reach. By turns bleak and hopeful, cruel and tender, this is an exciting literary debut by a writer to watch, a writer with a unique and compelling voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"John Jodzio is the best kind of modern fiction writer: a thematic traditionalist who feels totally new.\" --Chuck Klosterman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593766634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"John Jodzio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45096905212085,"sku":"9781593766634","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9e195a85-2f21-4aeb-b78b-fc18951ab16e.jpg?v=1739282675","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/if-you-lived-here-youd-already-be-home-stories-9781593766634","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}