{"product_id":"the-longest-man-made-beach-in-the-world-biloxi-stories-9798985598278","title":"The Longest Man-Made Beach In The World: Biloxi Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet against the bright sand, murky waters, and barrier islands of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, this \"strong, vivid\" (--Kirkus Reviews) short story collection honors working-class lives shaped by loss, longing, and desperation. A mother and son search for a missing father in the seedy bars and strip clubs of Dixie Mafia-era Biloxi Beach. A grieving brother seeks solace in the post-Katrina ruins of a once-glamorous hotel. A ceremony honoring Biloxi's civil rights wade-ins troubles a White woman's conscience. An immigrant oyster cannery worker faces an impossible decision. Unsentimental yet radically compassionate, this \"exceptional debut\" (Mary Miller, author of Biloxi: A Novel and Always Happy Hour: Stories) establishes Amelia Franz as a powerful new voice in contemporary Southern fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranz, Amelia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Amelia Franz is the author of The Longest Man-Made Beach in the World: Biloxi Stories. She was born and raised in Mississippi and educated at the University of South Alabama and Texas A\u0026amp;M University. Her fiction and nonfiction have been published widely in literary journals and magazines. She has worked as a K-12 language arts teacher and as an online writing instructor for the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. She lives in the Baltimore area. Her website can be found at ameliafranz.com.","brand":"Watertower Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52101668110610,"sku":"9798985598278","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d52dff49-a71f-438c-b6d7-1344c5af4215.jpg?v=1773136184","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-longest-man-made-beach-in-the-world-biloxi-stories-9798985598278","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}