{"product_id":"because-of-roses-richard-may-9781915905079","title":"Because of Roses: Ten Stories","description":"An anthology of ten short, optimistic stories about men meeting other men and exploring relationships with each other, with a focus on racial, age, and background diversity.\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eChicken Man\u003c\/i\u003e: a would-be actor encounters a six-foot tall rooster in Times Square, which leads to sort of an acting gig and romance, also of a sort.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Green Bench\u003c\/i\u003e: a businessman hurrying to work passes an older male couple on a park bench every day, until one day one isn't there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLeprechaun in New York\u003c\/i\u003e: a young man lusts after a redhead he sees in bars until he goes home with him and the redhead claims he's a leprechaun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHeart Stealer\u003c\/i\u003e: based on a Choctaw myth of a creature in the woods who takes human hearts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFrom the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e: a college friend invites a classmate home for the weekend to a house inhabited by his family and the ghost of a drowned Chinese fisherman.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eTicket to Ride\u003c\/i\u003e: bemused by a makeshift sign offering trips to the past for a nominal sum, a man hurrying by puts his money down. When he returns, his ticket is waiting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Cowman and the Farmer Should Be Friends\u003c\/i\u003e: a lonely dairy farmer resorts to OkCupid to find love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePicnic in Moscow\u003c\/i\u003e: a man in Moscow escapes from a Gay bashing and is taken in by an older man his father wants him to marry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eR馮alos\u003c\/i\u003e: a descendant of Cuban boat people returns to Cuba on a professional architectural tour. He's befriended by a mysterious man who turns out to have sinister connections.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBecause of Roses\u003c\/i\u003e: grieving over a dead partner, an attorney accepts a transfer to the London office and begins house hunting in the Cotswolds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915905079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915905079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spectrum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Richard May","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130230108415,"sku":"9781915905079","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e8d3606-6a4d-4ea5-bc86-a697857af3ef.jpg?v=1687468262","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/because-of-roses-richard-may-9781915905079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}