{"product_id":"these-people-are-us-9780156012744","title":"These People Are Us","description":"Once you start reading George Singleton's eagerly awaited first book of stories, a strange thing happens: You discover that the characters sound like people you know--people who are trying hard to make sense of modern absurdities.\u003cbr\u003e With a style all his own, Singleton fashions a world that wins our hearts but teases our senses: how to find a black-market sonogram so your pregnant wife won't find out you accidentally taped over the original; how to help your father and everyone else in town fake being hit by a tornado to get emergency government funds; and why not to look for your next wife at your local recycling center. \u003cbr\u003e Step into Singleton's world and you'll see why he is earning a reputation as one of the funniest, wisest, and most surprising Southern writers of his generation--and why he was named one of the \"new writers you need to know\" by \u003cem\u003eBook Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSingleton, George:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - GEORGE SINGLETON lives in Pickens County, South Carolina, with ceramicist Glenda Guion and their mixture of strays. More than a hundred of his stories have been published nationally in magazines and anthologies. He teaches writing at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50923915739410,"sku":"9780156012744","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3e3fc16-d2bb-44d4-b655-11c305802a2c.jpg?v=1738964900","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/these-people-are-us-9780156012744","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}