{"product_id":"bystanders-tara-laskowski-9781939650382","title":"Bystanders","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A bold, riveting mash-up of Hitchcockian suspense and campfire-tale chills.\" --Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, \u003ci\u003eA Visit From the Goon Squad\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Legacies of violence and tragedy haunt these thirteen stunning stories from Tara Laskowski, author of \u003ci\u003eModern Manners for Your Inner Demons\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Night Gone\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e A woman who becomes obsessed with her co-worker's murderer; an investigative reporter with a nose for scandal finds his own life suddenly unraveling; eerie sights in a video baby monitor haunt a new mother. When the unexpected happens, these bystanders--who are not always innocent--come face to face with their own choices and fates. \u003cbr\u003e Bound together by danger, fear, paranoia, and the bumps we all hear in the night, these potent stories illuminate the darker side of the human condition. From a vicious newspaper strike that rocks a small Pennsylvania community to an unpredictable road trip in the vast desert of the American West, Bystanders explores the ways in which terror and uncertainty both consumes and invigorate us--and yet reveal our strengths, hopes, and passions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tara Laskowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939650380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939650382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Santa Fe Writer's Project\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2016 pg. 26\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Tara Laskowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46602671718655,"sku":"9781939650382","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c45f67b2-070e-4fba-95f5-88449450c046.jpg?v=1739694954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bystanders-tara-laskowski-9781939650382","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}