{"product_id":"book-dqo5","title":"Maggie Brown \u0026 Others","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories, each one \"a marvel of concision and compassion\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), Peter Orner,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and \"master of his form\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), takes the short story to new heights.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThrough forty-four compressed gems, Peter Orner, a writer who \"doesn't simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls\" (NYT Book Review), chronicles people whose lives are at inflection points, gripping us with a series of defining moments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhether it's a first date that turns into a late-night road trip to a séance in an abandoned airplane hangar, or a family's memories of the painful mystery surrounding a forgotten uncle's demise, Orner reveals how our fleeting decisions between kindness and abandonment chase us across time. These stories are anchored by a poignant novella that delivers not only the joys and travails of a forty-year marriage, but an entire era in a working-class New England city. Bristling with the crackling energy of life itself, \u003ci\u003eMaggie Brown \u0026amp; Others\u003c\/i\u003e marks the most sustained achievement to date for \"a master of his form\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Longlisted for the Simpson\/Joyce Carol Oates Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- An \u003ci\u003eOprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Short Fiction of 2019\"\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49327079981360,"sku":"BDdqo5","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/537111-dqo5-Square.jpg?v=1733681490","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dqo5","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}