{"product_id":"the-girl-of-the-lake-stories-9781616203320","title":"The Girl of the Lake: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eNine richly varied, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eoften funny, always moving stories that reveal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe complex workings of the human heart.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bill Roorbach conjures vivid characters whose layered interior worlds feel at once familiar and extraordinary. He first made his mark as the winner of an O. Henry Prize for the title story of \u003ci\u003eBig Bend\u003c\/i\u003e, his first collection, which won the Flannery O'Connor Award. His new collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl of the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, captures a virtuoso in his prime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Roorbach's characters are unforgettable: among them an adventurous boy who learns what courage really is when an aging nobleman recounts history to him; a couple hiking through the mountains whose vacation and relationship ends catastrophically; a teenager being pursued by three sisters all at once; a tech genius who exacts revenge on his wife and best friend over a stolen kiss from years past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These moving and funny stories are as rich in scope, emotional, and memorable as Bill Roorbach's novels. He has been called \"a kinder, gentler John Irving... a humane and entertaining storyteller with a smooth, graceful style\" (the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), and his work has been described as \"hilarious and heartbreaking, wild and wise\" (\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e magazine), all of which is evident in spades (and also hearts, clubs, and diamonds) in every story in this arresting new collection. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Roorbach is the author of numerous books of fiction and nonfiction, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eLife Among Giants\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Remedy for Love\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications, and has been featured on NPR's \u003ci\u003eSelected Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e. For more, see www.billroorbach.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50421751972114,"sku":"9781616203320","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6ffd49c5-d6cf-40bf-8eea-b8b7fe58a76c.jpg?v=1729512585","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-girl-of-the-lake-stories-9781616203320","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}