{"product_id":"but-come-ye-back-a-novel-in-stories-9780060530372","title":"But Come Ye Back: A Novel in Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor thirty-some years, Lyle has made a life for his family working as an accountant. But when he retires, his Irish-born wife, Mary, wants to leave America and go home -- where the ocean is near and the butter has flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomewhat grudgingly, Lyle agrees, but during their years in Galway, they discover that the surprises of life are not over. Going home is more complicated than butter and the bay, and thirty content years does not mean that a couple is immune to romantic intrigue. In this new life, while Mary and Lyle are rediscovering each other and building a richer life together, an unexpected event forces Lyle to decide where his home truly is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in \"quiet stories with emotions like old stepping-stones that have sunk beneath the surface\" (\u003cem\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e), Beth Lordan's evocative and heartfelt novel explores the complex emotional terrain of mature marital relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLordan, Beth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBeth Lordan is the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eAugust Heat\u003c\/em\u003e and the short-story collection \u003cem\u003eAnd Both Shall Row.\u003c\/em\u003e Her short fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Best of American Short Stories 2002, \u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eAtlantic Monthly, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGettysburg Review, \u003c\/em\u003e as well as on \u003cem\u003eNPR's Selected Shorts.\u003c\/em\u003e The recipient of a creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as an O. Henry Award for her short fiction, Lordan teaches fiction writing at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She lives in Carbondale, Illinois, with her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50502908117266,"sku":"9780060530372","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3fa9181-9ab0-42d5-8e68-3e67fffca4eb.jpg?v=1730778836","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/but-come-ye-back-a-novel-in-stories-9780060530372","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}