{"product_id":"place-in-the-world-stories","title":"Place in the World: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2025 Drue Heinz Literature Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories of Ordinary People Experiencing Extraordinary Circumstances\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe eleven stories in \u003ci\u003eA Place in the World\u003c\/i\u003e are character-driven portrayals of various lives transformed by random events or twists of fate. A young woman living on the coast of Maine confronts her painful past when her little brother comes to visit after being released from rehab, a hopeless gay hustler, in for the long con, instead finds himself falling in love while vacationing in Denmark, a failed New York City actor afraid of commitment goes on a comic rant and embraces an epiphany while cat-sitting for a friend. In separate, first-person narratives, a struggling husband and wife take turns describing the impact of a scandalous crisis in their marriage, and a settled suburban dad arrives at a beach house for the weekend, only to realize he robbed one of the other houseguests thirty-four years earlier. In this poignant, engaging collection, Gaythwaite offers compassion and surprising optimism while celebrating astonishing resilience in the face of life's persistent challenges.","brand":"Bill Gaythwaite","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47288438718700,"sku":"9780822948766","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780822948766.jpg?v=1770552956","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/place-in-the-world-stories","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}