{"product_id":"in-the-land-of-dreamy-dreams-stories-9781611176612","title":"In the Land of Dreamy Dreams: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the author's first published short story collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her 1981 collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eIn the Land of Dreamy Dreams, \u003c\/i\u003e Ellen Gilchrist writes about New Orleans as no other writer. Laced with envy, greed, lust, terror, and self-deceit, her stories will shock and compel readers. Gilchrist's characters, women who dream of independent lives beyond the shadows of their husbands and fathers, resort to outrageous schemes in pursuit of freedom and fulfillment, despite the consequences. The range of emotions and realities encompassed by Gilchrist's work is suggested by the story titles: \"Rich,\" \"There's a Garden of Eden,\" \"The Famous Poll at Jody's Bar,\" \"In the Land of Dreamy Dreams,\" \"Suicides,\" \"1957, a Romance,\" \"Generous Pieces,\" \"Indignities,\" \"Revenge,\" \"Perils of the Nile,\" \"Traveler,\" and \"Summer, an Elegy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611176612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Ellen Gilchrist, Ellen Gilchrist LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44561500897461,"sku":"9781611176612","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2b0e4ab2-1b54-4b9a-8c56-b0d122981d41.jpg?v=1723525810","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-the-land-of-dreamy-dreams-stories-9781611176612","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}