{"product_id":"the-peaceable-kingdom-stories-9781480445468","title":"The Peaceable Kingdom: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eEleven \"impeccably crafted, painfully hilarious\" tales of innocence lost and families in search of connection from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A reluctant trophy wife on her Italian honeymoon; a young woman in love with her sister's dead boyfriend; a lonely puppeteer flirting with the hostess of a children's party; a teenage girl traveling to Paris with her father and, unexpectedly, his young girlfriend. Francine Prose's characters inhabit a world of rich emotion and startling clarity, searching for connection in a world full of surprise and humor; they travel, love, break up, and start again. Even their animal companions--a gecko rescued from a wild party, a dog who bites a bride, a hamster who dies unexpectedly and sends a family on a journey to give it a proper funeral--shine with the emotional complexity and sly satire that make Prose's work such a joy to experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this collection, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author and National Book Award finalist demonstrates the craft, humor, and piercing human insight that make her, in the words of Gary Shteyngart \"one of a handful of truly indispensable American writers.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480445468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d","brand":"Francine Prose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550441451701,"sku":"9781480445468","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_35809adc-e289-4124-bf78-8f2bd21dd893.jpg?v=1626790442","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-peaceable-kingdom-stories-9781480445468","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}