{"product_id":"smut-stories-9781250003164","title":"Smut: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of England's finest and most loved writers explores the uncomfortable and tragicomic gap between people's public appearance and their private desires in two tender and surprising stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Greening of Mrs. Donaldson, \u003c\/i\u003e a recently bereaved widow finds interesting ways to supplement her income by performing as a patient for medical students, and renting out her spare room. Quiet, middle-class, and middle-aged, Mrs. Donaldson will soon discover that she rather enjoys role-play at the hospital, and the irregular and startling entertainment provided by her tenants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e The Shielding of Mrs. Forbes, \u003c\/i\u003e a disappointed middle-aged mother dotes on her only son, Graham, who believes he must shield her from the truth. As Graham's double life becomes increasingly complicated, we realize how little he understands, not only of his own desires but also those of his mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA master storyteller dissects a very English form of secrecy with two stories of the unexpected in otherwise apparently ordinary lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250003164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.32h x 4.71w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/2011 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/07\/2011 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/08\/2012 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alan Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493206880437,"sku":"9781250003164","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a1bcd839-aaaa-4879-a677-bc686a4b6783.jpg?v=1721747503","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/smut-stories-9781250003164","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}