{"product_id":"defensible-spaces-alison-turner-9781948814676","title":"Defensible Spaces","description":"Linked short stories set in the modern West probe the human desire for independence and profound connection amid a world increasingly on fire.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Turner's assured prose brings emotional depth...This\u003cbr\u003eis a worthy addition to the fiction of the American West.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe residents of Clayton, Colorado, must learn to live with what has burned and what threatens to ignite. In \u003ci\u003eDefensible Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e, a bus driver confronts a rush of memories when an old flame climbs aboard; a trailer park resident attempts to save her home; a reclusive fire mitigation worker fuels public outrage. Throughout ten linked short stories, townspeople work through relationships with alcoholism, history, and each other, negotiating where and when to create their own defensible spaces that might, but will not always, keep them protected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of literary linked story collections such as Elizabeth Strout's \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eFidelity \u003c\/i\u003eby Wendell Berry, \u003ci\u003eDefensible Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e is a nuanced and generous debut collection with the former mining town of Clayton, Colorado, at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948814676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948814676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Torrey House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Alison Turner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076897075455,"sku":"9781948814676","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87254ba2-6797-4553-aa5f-ac64f80c8bf8.jpg?v=1685467358","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/defensible-spaces-alison-turner-9781948814676","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}