{"product_id":"the-state-were-in-maine-stories-9781501111372","title":"The State We're in: Maine Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Ann Beattie at her most magnificent...Her first new collection in ten years...These tales explore the range of emotional states the author is famous for: longing, disaffection, ambivalence, love, regret. It's nice to hear her voice again\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A peerless, contemplative page-turner\" (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe State We're In\u003c\/i\u003e is about how we live in the places we have chosen--or been chosen by. It's about the stories we tell our families, our friends, and ourselves, the truths we may or may not see, how our affinities unite or repel us, and where we look for love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of these stories are set in Maine, but \u003ci\u003eThe State We're In\u003c\/i\u003e is about more than geographical location. Some characters have arrived in Maine by accident, others are trying to escape. The collection is woven around Jocelyn, a wry, disaffected teenager living with her aunt and uncle while attending summer school. As in life, the narratives of other characters interrupt Jocelyn's, sometimes challenging, sometimes embellishing her view. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ann Beattie slips into a short story as flawlessly as Audrey Hepburn wore a Givenchy gown: an iconic presentation, each line and fold falling into place but allowing room for surprise\" (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e). \"Splendid...memorable...every page...fitted out with the blessed finery of hypnotic storytelling\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), these stories describe a state of mind, a manner of being. \u003ci\u003eThe State We're\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn\u003c\/i\u003e explores, through women's voices, the unexpected moments and glancing epiphanies of daily life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501111372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Ann Beattie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42277222219957,"sku":"9781501111372","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4faf334b-bc06-4be9-9240-18341e9f6a71.jpg?v=1657596164","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-state-were-in-maine-stories-9781501111372","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}