{"product_id":"big-bend-bill-roorbach-9781582432571","title":"Big Bend","description":"\u003cb\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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom made-in-heaven meetings to troublesome liaisons, Roorbach's characters experience romance in unexpected, sometimes disastrous ways. In \"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 1582432570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582432571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.44w x 0.49d","brand":"Bill Roorbach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939777183999,"sku":"9781582432571","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cdebf85a-076c-45f9-ae52-d4b868b54fd4.jpg?v=1681443420","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/big-bend-bill-roorbach-9781582432571","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}