{"product_id":"who-will-run-the-frog-hospital-9781400033829","title":"Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - In this moving, poignant novel by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBirds of America\u003c\/i\u003e--and a master of American fiction--we share a grown woman's bittersweet nostalgia for the wildness of her youth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An enchanting novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe summer Berie was fifteen, she and her best friend Sils had jobs at Storyland in upstate New York where Berie sold tickets to see the beautiful Sils portray Cinderella in a strapless evening gown. They spent their breaks smoking, joking, and gossiping. After work they followed their own reckless rules, teasing the fun out of small town life, sleeping in the family station wagon, and drinking borrowed liquor from old mayonnaise jars. But no matter how wild, they always managed to escape any real danger--until the adoring Berie sees that Sils really does need her help--and then everything changes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLORRIE MOORE is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. She is the recipient of a Lannan Foundation Fellowship, as well as the PEN\/Malamud Award and the Rea Award for her achievement in the short story. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635175231762,"sku":"9781400033829","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8b183564-45ae-44ad-9f97-f0e0f5a54eeb.jpg?v=1732836638","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/who-will-run-the-frog-hospital-9781400033829","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}