{"product_id":"a-bright-soothing-noise-peter-brown-9781574412918","title":"A Bright Soothing Noise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction, 2010.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The title, \u003ci\u003eA Bright Soothing Noise, \u003c\/i\u003erefers to the sound that fire makes, promising not only warmth and light but also violence and destruction. Brown's greatest hero is Frank O'Connor, and like O'Connor's his stories uncover the final bleakness of a national life but in the same moment glow with its promise of love and life and belonging. Brown's Americans will try almost anything to connect. They tend to drink too much, to drive too fast, are a little too violent in their passions and even a little too religious. Too often they believe, they trust--and then again they don't, depending not so much on what's getting proffered as who's proffering. They are always on the verge of something better. They only want a little more, only a little too much, and while we as readers want with all our hearts for them to get it, we also fear they might.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This highly entertaining collection of stories has the scenic intensity and quality of Tennessee Williams's one-act plays. Meet a varied cast of characters in strange settings, and enjoy their provocative and witty company.\"--Josip Novakovich, author of \u003ci\u003eApril Fool's Day: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e and judge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber Nine: Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1574412914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574412918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2011","brand":"Peter Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44491614322943,"sku":"9781574412918","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18eb4a65-6868-4fe9-87ba-918227ae2df7.jpg?v=1699452229","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-bright-soothing-noise-peter-brown-9781574412918","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}