{"product_id":"my-peoples-waltz-9780393342901","title":"My People's Waltz","description":"\u003cbr\u003eRichard is like a traveler or pilgrim, moving from Haw River, North Carolina, to Arkansas to the Texas Gulf Coast and finally back to North Carolina again, as he and his people -- they drink hard, dance in their kitchens, lie and cheat -- struggle with their love and wrestle with their often inharmonious natures. In the end the narrator struggles to straighten out some small piece of his heart's crooked essence. \u003ci\u003eMy People's Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e sadly celebrates the decisions we make to get on with the business of living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stories in this collection have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Stories from the South: The Year's Best\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eHere's what Dale Ray Phillips has said of his own work: \"Writing a story is a strange act of discovery; generally, I find that what I have uncovered is nothing more than what I have always known. Also -- and I'm embarrassed to admit this -- I love to lie, and fiction offers an acceptable channel for this compulsion.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393342901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.44d","brand":"Dale Ray Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636933554332,"sku":"9780393342901","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9e38bd26-f3f0-46fd-9e50-aced22009544.jpg?v=1603843402","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-peoples-waltz-9780393342901","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}