{"product_id":"facing-the-music-larry-brown-9781565121256","title":"Facing the Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFacing the Music\u003c\/i\u003e, Larry Brown's first book, was originally published in 1988 to wide critical acclaim. As the \u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times\u003c\/i\u003e review pointed out, the central theme of these ten stories \"is the ageless collision of man with woman, woman with man--with the frequent introduction of that other familiar couple, drinking and violence. Most often ugly, love is nevertheless graceful, however desperate the situation.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's some glare from the brutally bright light Larry Brown shines on his subjects. This is the work of a writer unafraid to gaze directly at characters challenged by crisis and pathology. But for readers who are willing to look, unblinkingly, along with the writer, there are unusual rewards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565121252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565121256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.05w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/1996","brand":"Larry Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131549675775,"sku":"9781565121256","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_968aa3b6-a3d5-4e16-b4b5-e6e49183bb34.jpg?v=1687475070","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/facing-the-music-larry-brown-9781565121256","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}