{"product_id":"casualties-and-survivors-len-joy-9798839788343","title":"Casualties and Survivors: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Titan says\u003c\/i\u003e fans of short stories will enjoy the loosely threaded stories that show life cannot be seen as black and white, as every situation always has gray areas.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColin, a wealthy, unhappy businessman waits for his wife at \u003ci\u003eWindows on the World\u003c\/i\u003e and dreams about the only woman he ever loved. (Casualties). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClancy flirts with the young woman who swims laps with him as his stroke-damaged wife waits for him at her nursing home. (Freestyle) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA father grieves for his fireman son who died on 9-11. (Without a Trace) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMissy has too much drink, falls out of her truck and gets run over by it. Twice. (Happy Hour) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA man tries to come to terms with his unloving, dying mother. (Cheap Salvation) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA car thief finds redemption. (Second Chances) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA son goes searching for his alcoholic father and finds more than he bargained for. (Dancer Stonemason is Missing). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn his retirement day, a teacher who had given up years ago, discovers a long-lost letter from one of his students. (Peace Time) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese stories and the other twenty short pieces that comprise this collection all deal with people who have in one way or another lost their way. Or found it. They are sad, happy, silly, tragic, whimsical, raunchy, redemptive, and occasionally creepy. (Rocky Point Crabs - 1978)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Len Joy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8839788344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798839788343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Len Joy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45980935192831,"sku":"9798839788343","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf294f06-3237-4395-85bd-63a63aead657.jpg?v=1722417287","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/casualties-and-survivors-len-joy-9798839788343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}