{"product_id":"idiot-men-9783988320308","title":"Idiot Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eLike the best country song you have ever heard.\u003c\/strong\u003e\" Jane Stern, author of \u003cem\u003eAmbulance Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eStrangers to Temptation, Things that Crash, Things that Fly\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Hammerhead Chronicles\u003c\/em\u003e, Scott Gould cemented his reputation as one of the most inventive, distinctive voices of Southern literature. In his latest collection, Idiot Men, he once again gathers a cast of unforgettable characters in eleven stories chock full of exceptional storylines and hilarious writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll meet a trucker driver whose wife flees to Jamaica with her lover, leaving him to babysit her hairless tomcat, Princess Di; a male nurse who discovers a trailer full of counterfeit NASCAR paraphernalia during a home health visit; an amateur arsonist sentenced to a year in a Smokey the Bear suit; a disgruntled roofer with a bad back and a meth-dealing twin brother... these are just a few of the idiot men you'll encounter in a collection of stories that will appeal to readers who relish literature with a Southern flavor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGould's \u003cem\u003eIdiot Men\u003c\/em\u003e provides the stage for wayward characters who make poor choices in life and love against a backdrop of elegant prose. These tales recalibrate morality and convention as readers will grow to love the characters despite-and perhaps because of-their flaws. These diverse, rich stories are ultimately connected by the spellbinding voice of a true Southern storyteller. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vine Leaves Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614315221266,"sku":"9783988320308","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_878961b2-464c-491d-82d4-b73885a0f174.jpg?v=1732438162","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/idiot-men-9783988320308","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}