{"product_id":"divers-kinds-michael-g-casey-9781916026445","title":"Divers Kinds","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first of these short stories, Epitome, is about Elvis Presley as you have never seen him before. Elvis is, in fact, one of the most endearing of the characters who people these darkly humorous tales.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are other fabulous 'Kings', e.g. the Shah of Iran, who feature in some of the subsequent stories, but they are not as charismatic as Elvis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeither is Hitler who appears in another story in reincarnate form. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a couple of stories, bullies get their just desserts in intriguing ways. In others, bad behaviour in Hollywood and the Vatican is exposed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne cautionary tale features the obsessive-compulsive behaviour of a 'failed priest' in a refuse and recycling facility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnother concerns a white-collar criminal who buys the prison he's incarcerated in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are a couple of quirky love stories, and others in which characters slide into madness or are driven to murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe collection as a whole deals with people in all their splendid, dark-side variety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This is a collection of great creativity and play. Some stories give full rein to a what-if idea; others develop protagonists in their unbridled quirkiness. The stories always entertain, and they always make you think.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Peter FitzGerald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael G. Casey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916026443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916026445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Azimuth Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Michael G. Casey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800605864191,"sku":"9781916026445","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/divers-kinds-michael-g-casey-9781916026445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}