{"product_id":"always-happy-hour-stories-9781631493973","title":"Always Happy Hour: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \"bracingly strong\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review) collection brimming with savage Southern charm, \u003cem\u003eAlways Happy Hour\u003c\/em\u003e propels Mary Miller to new heights. Claustrophobic and lonesome, acerbic and magnetic, her characters seek understanding in the most unlikely places--a dilapidated foster home where love is a liability, a trailer park laden with a history of bad decisions, and the empty corners of a dream home bought after a bitter divorce. \"Full of wit, bite, and the boundless intelligence of their author\" (Kevin Powers, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Yellow Birds\u003c\/em\u003e), these stories evoke the particular gritty comfort found in bad habits as hope turns to dust, and they prove yet again Miller's essential role in American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiller, Mary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMary Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of three previous books, including the story collection \u003cem\u003eAlways Happy Hour\u003c\/em\u003e and the novel \u003cem\u003eThe Last Days of California\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a former James A. Michener Fellow and John and Renée Grisham Writer-in-Residence. She lives in Oxford, Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493079421202,"sku":"9781631493973","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b185bd12-4ea1-47dc-8570-40a05c49d792.jpg?v=1730625732","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/always-happy-hour-stories-9781631493973","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}