{"product_id":"maggie-brown-others-stories-9780316516129","title":"Maggie Brown \u0026 Others: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories, each one \"a marvel of concision and compassion\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and \"master of his form\" (New York Times) takes the short story to new heights.\u003c\/b\u003e Through forty-four compressed gems, Peter Orner, a writer who \"doesn't simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls\" (\u003ci\u003eNYT Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), chronicles people whose lives are at inflection points, gripping us with a series of defining moments. Whether it's a first date that turns into a late-night road trip to a s?ance in an abandoned airplane hangar, or a family's memories of the painful mystery surrounding a neglected uncle's demise, Orner reveals how our fleeting decisions between kindness and abandonment chase us across time. These stories are anchored by a poignant novella that delivers not only the joys and travails of a forty-year marriage, but an entire era in a working-class New England city. Bristling with the crackling energy of life itself, \u003ci\u003eMaggie Brown \u0026amp; Others\u003c\/i\u003e marks the most sustained achievement to date for \"a master of his form\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eOprah Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Short Fiction of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Simpson\/Joyce Carol Oates Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Orner\u003c\/b\u003e, a two-time recipient of the Pushcart Prize, is the author of five previous books, including the novel \u003ci\u003eLove and Shame and Love\u003c\/i\u003e and the collection \u003ci\u003eEsther Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the PEN\/Hemingway Award. His memoir \u003ci\u003eAm I Alone Here?\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of the Rome Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Fullbright to Namibia, Orner holds the Darmouth Professorship of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681872580882,"sku":"9780316516129","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8092b27a-3352-4470-8b7d-d99e5b14e8d9.jpg?v=1733959870","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/maggie-brown-others-stories-9780316516129","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}