{"product_id":"a-place-in-the-world-stories-9780822948766","title":"A 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Gaythwaite\u003c\/b\u003e is the forty-fifth winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eUnderburn\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2023, and his short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSubtropics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWillow Springs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouth Carolina Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePuerto del Sol\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. Bill is currently the Assistant Director for Special Populations at Columbia Law School. He grew up in Boston and lives in New Jersey with his partner.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635472761106,"sku":"9780822948766","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9c33c50e-9017-4061-960a-089aed74a8ac.jpg?v=1759238068","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-place-in-the-world-stories-9780822948766","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}