{"product_id":"book-4414","title":"Our Story Begins","description":"\u003cp\u003eTobias Wolff's first two books, \u003cem\u003eIn the Garden of the North American Martyrs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBack in the World\u003c\/em\u003e, proved how the short story can \"provoke our amazed appreciation\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003cspan\u003eIn the years since, he's written a third collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Night in Question\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as several other astounding works. \u003c\/span\u003eNow he returns with fresh revelations-about biding one's time, experiencing first love, or burying one's mother-that come to a variety of characters in circumstances at once everyday and extraordinary: a retired marine enrolled in college while her son trains for Iraq, a lawyer taking a difficult deposition, an American in Rome indulging the Gypsy who's picked his pocket. In this potent new collection, as with his earlier work, Wolff displays his mastery over a quarter century, once again proving himself \"a writer of the highest order: part storyteller, part philosopher, someone deeply engaged in asking hard questions that take a lifetime to resolve\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49314195964208,"sku":"BD4414","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49314195996976,"sku":"ZE4414","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49314196029744,"sku":"ZM4414","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/4414-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775574914","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-4414","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}