{"product_id":"see-you-in-paradise-stories-9781555976934","title":"See You in Paradise: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first substantial collection of short fiction from \"a writer with enough electricity to light up the country\" (Ann Patchett)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I guess the things that scare you are the things that are almost normal,\" observes one narrator in this collection of effervescent and often uncanny stories. Drawing on fifteen years of work, \u003ci\u003eSee You in Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e is the fullest expression yet of J. Robert Lennon's distinctive and brilliantly comic take on the pathos and surreality at the heart of American life. \u003cbr\u003e In Lennon's America, a portal to another universe can be discovered with surprising nonchalance in a suburban backyard, adoption almost reaches the level of blood sport, and old pals return from the dead to steal your girlfriend. Sexual dysfunction, suicide, tragic accidents, and career stagnation all create surprising opportunities for unexpected grace in this full-hearted and mischievous depiction of those days (weeks, months, years) we all have when things just don't go quite right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555976934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 5.06w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2014 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2014 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/25\/2015 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"J. Robert Lennon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43544253333685,"sku":"9781555976934","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7380600a-4ec8-402c-b809-53029bcf0f37.jpg?v=1706120534","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/see-you-in-paradise-stories-9781555976934","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}