{"product_id":"big-bend-bill-roorbach-9780820347233","title":"Big Bend: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough quirky plots, one-of-kind characters, and more than a few twists, the stories in \u003ci\u003eBig Bend\u003c\/i\u003e examine gentle-hearted men and their relationships. From made-in-heaven meetings to troublesome liaisons, Roorbach's characters experience romance in unexpected, sometimes disastrous ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Fog,\" a teenage boy learns hard lessons about canoes, the Gulf of Maine, sex, and love. A struggling young artist goes home for the holidays in search of succor for the stomach--and heart--with poor results in \"Thanksgiving.\" Other stories recount the ultimately disastrous reunion of estranged friends, an unemployed architect's foolish courting with bad company, and a middle-aged rock star's struggle with the urge to settle down. In the tiitle story, \"Big Bend,\" a grieving widower, troubled by his own waning years, is tempted by a seductively attentive birdwatcher no older than his daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoignant tales of hauntingly familiar situations, Bill Roorbach's stories are full of heart, romance, edgy humor, and the frequently concealed vulnerability of men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Roorbach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 082034723X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820347233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.43d","brand":"Bill Roorbach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153120899327,"sku":"9780820347233","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ecd23fc-d79a-4d67-b571-e069ebfcdbb1.jpg?v=1770781427","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/big-bend-bill-roorbach-9780820347233","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}