{"product_id":"the-long-swim-stories-9781625348074","title":"The Long Swim: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e A runaway circus lion haunts a small town where two lovers risk more than their respective marriages. A junket to Cuba and an ambassador's dalliance with a niece hide dark secrets and political revolution. \"I've always had a knife,\" says the unstable stepson to his parents. Inventive, dark, and absurd, the stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Long Swim\u003c\/i\u003e capture Terese Svoboda's clear-eyed, wry angle on the world: a place of violence and uncertainty but also wild beauty, adventure, and love both lasting and ephemeral. Her characters strive for escape--through romance, travel, or more self-destructive pursuits--and collide with the constraints of family and home, their longing for freedom and autonomy often at odds with the desire for safety and harmony. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cynical, irreverent, and formally daring, Svoboda's stories in \u003ci\u003eThe Long Swim\u003c\/i\u003e are a deft exploration of womanhood and humanity. Waves of provocation and wonder toss the reader and leave them wanting more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625348074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Terese Svoboda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43544097292469,"sku":"9781625348074","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_17ef9e81-ddac-4d9b-9f12-329e90706f8a.jpg?v=1706118863","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-long-swim-stories-9781625348074","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}