{"product_id":"still-talking-stories","title":"Still Talking: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"For almost six decades Segal has quietly produced some of the best fiction and essays in American literature...\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe eagerly awaited follow-up to\u003ci\u003e Ladies' Lunch, \u003c\/i\u003ebeloved \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer Lore Segal's final story collection returns with further tales of the old friends who have loved and lunched together for over 40 years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Segal writes with welcome clarity about life's final years, and if her characters are not always as wise as they think they are, Segal eyes them all with the unsentimental wisdom of a life spent writing wondrous stories and essays, a career spent telling the truth.\"\u003ci\u003e--Slate \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLore Segal is a master of the short story, and this collection shows her in peak form. Profound, dark, and often hilarious, Segal portrays her characters foibles, eccentricities and passions with great compassion and exactness, as they grapple with life, aging, and each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders of \u003ci\u003eLadies Lunch \u003c\/i\u003ewill recognize the educated, urbane nonagenarian women who have been friends for a lifetime, as they tackle aging's affronts with wit, grace and resourcefulness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an Introduction by Vivian Gornick","brand":"Vivian Gornick, Lore Segal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47287058858220,"sku":"9781685892517","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781685892517.jpg?v=1770474230","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/still-talking-stories","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}