{"product_id":"maggie-brown-others-stories-9780316516129","title":"Maggie Brown \u0026 Others: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories, each one \"a marvel of concision and compassion\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e), a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and \"master of his form\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e) takes the short story to new heights.\u003c\/strong\u003e Through forty-four compressed gems, Peter Orner, a writer who \"doesn't simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls\" (\u003cem\u003eNYT Book Review\u003c\/em\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, \u003cem\u003eMaggie Brown \u0026amp; Others\u003c\/em\u003e marks the most sustained achievement to date for \"a master of his form\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/em\u003eNotable Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eOprah Magazine \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e Best Short Fiction of 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the Simpson\/Joyce Carol Oates Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12232677\"\u003ePeter Orner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316516129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316516120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045010\"\u003eFamily Life | Marriage \u0026amp; Divorce\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42688249626861,"sku":"9780316516129","price":23.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_508ec6d9-f2b4-4fba-beac-80b2a1dc806d.jpg?v=1649786598","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/maggie-brown-others-stories-9780316516129","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}