{"product_id":"small-in-real-life-stories-9780822947998","title":"Small in Real Life: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Drue Heinz Literature Prize \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmall in Real Life\u003c\/i\u003e invokes the myth and melancholy of Southern California glamor, of starry-eyed women and men striving for their own Hollywood shimmer and the seamy undersides and luxurious mystique of the Golden State. Exiled to a Malibu rehab, an alcoholic paparazzo spies on his celebrity friend for an online tabloid. Down to her last dollar, a Hollywood hanger-on steals designer handbags from her dying friend's bungalow. Blinded by grief, an LA judge atones after condescending to a failed actress on a date. When hunger for power, fame, and love betrays the senses, the characters in these nine stories must reckon with false choices and their search for belonging with the wrong people.\u003ci\u003e Small in Real Life\u003c\/i\u003e offers an insider's view of California and the golden promises of possibility and redemption that have long made the West glitter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822947998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kelly Sather","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43075454828725,"sku":"9780822947998","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fe702ab6-1f87-47ef-b303-cf14beea6af9.jpg?v=1691466392","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/small-in-real-life-stories-9780822947998","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}