{"product_id":"love-and-other-wounds-stories-9780062394385","title":"Love and Other Wounds: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the hard-edged tradition of Hubert Selby Jr., Daniel Woodrell, and Donald Ray Pollock, and with the fresh, complex humanity of \u003cem\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eReservoir Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e, a blistering debut collection that unsparingly confronts the extreme, brutal parts of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man runs away from his grave and into a maelstrom of bullets and fire. A Hollywood fixer finds love over the corpse of a dead celebrity. A morbidly obese woman imagines a new life with the jewel thief who is scheming to rob the store where she works. A man earns the name \"Mad Dog\" and lives to regret it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenizens of the shadows who live outside the law--from the desolate meth labs of the Ozark Mountains to the dog-fighting rings of Detroit to the lavish Los Angeles mansions of the rich and famous--the characters in \u003cem\u003eLove and Other Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e all thirst for something seemingly just beyond their reach. Some are on the run, pursued by the law or propelled relentlessly forward by a dangerous past that is disturbingly close. Others are searching for a semblance of peace and stability, and even love, in a fractured world defined by seething violence and ruthless desperation. All are bruised, pushed to their breaking point and beyond, driven to extremes they never imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrackling with cinematic energy, raw and disquieting yet filled with pathos and a darkly vital humor, \u003cem\u003eLove and Other Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable debut from an electrifying new voice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062394385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jordan Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916766974133,"sku":"9780062394385","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cd37ec44-5e3f-4840-843f-3594394c95e0.jpg?v=1687270487","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/love-and-other-wounds-stories-9780062394385","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}