{"product_id":"faulty-predictions-stories-9780820352978","title":"Faulty Predictions: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Karin Lin-Greenberg's \u003cem\u003eFaulty Predictions\u003c\/em\u003e, young characters try to find their way in the world and older characters confront regrets. In \"Editorial Decisions,\" members of the editorial board of a high school literary magazine are witnesses to an unspeakable act of violence. Two grandmothers, both immigrants from China, argue over the value of their treasures at a filming of Antiques Roadshow in \"Prized Possessions.\" In \"A Good Brother,\" a sister forces her brother to accompany her to the Running of the Brides at Filene's Basement. A city bus driver adopts a pig that has been brought onto the bus by rowdy college students in \"Designated Driver.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eFaulty Predictions\u003c\/em\u003e take place in locales as diverse as small-town Ohio, the mountains of western North Carolina, and the plains of Kansas. Lin-Greenberg provides insight into the human condition over a varied cross section of geography, age, and culture. Although the characters are often faced with obstacles and challenges, the stories also capture moments of optimism and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKARIN LIN-GREENBERG\u003c\/b\u003e's fiction has appeared in literary journals including the\u003ci\u003e Antioch Review, Epoch, Kenyon Review Online\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives and teaches creative writing in upstate New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492158935314,"sku":"9780820352978","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_393eb152-4b93-466a-83d8-e62771010192.jpg?v=1730573849","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/faulty-predictions-stories-9780820352978","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}