{"product_id":"beasts-of-the-southern-wild-and-other-stories-9780684838052","title":"Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories","description":"Back in print at last, the nine beautifully crafted tales in \u003ci\u003eBeasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e display Doris Betts at the top of her form: compassionate, witty, and unforgettable. \u003cbr\u003e \"The Ugliest Pilgrim\" takes you into the adventures and into the heart of a disfigured young woman who has run away from her life in search of a better one. This award-winning story is the basis for the musical \u003ci\u003eViolet, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. In \"Hitchhiker,\" a wary secretary hitches a ride in a boat with a man hell-bent on saving fish; instead he saves her from the river -- and herself. And in the title story, Betts brilliantly captures the inner life of a teacher and writer struggling to control her classroom, her household, and her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoris Betts is a short story writer, novelist, essayist and Alumni Distinguished Professor Emerita at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of three short story collections and six novels.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692797628690,"sku":"9780684838052","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76cf84ff-4e59-4250-87d4-c52cdbd6caf9.jpg?v=1734134257","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beasts-of-the-southern-wild-and-other-stories-9780684838052","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}