{"product_id":"fast-lanes-jayne-anne-phillips-9780375702846","title":"Fast Lanes","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of our most accomplished writers: a short story collection that presents a \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e of voices, offering elegantly rendered views into the lives of characters torn between the liberation of detachment and the desire to connect. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A brilliant writer, utterly original and with an astonishing range.\" --Ian McEwan, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLessons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThree stories are collected in this edition for the first time: in \"Alma,\" and adolescent daughter is made the confidante of her lonely mother; \"Counting\" traces the history of a dommed love affair; and \"Callie\" evokes memories of the haunting death of a child in 1920's West Virginia. Along with the original seven stories from \u003cb\u003eFast Lanes--\u003c\/b\u003eeach told in extraordinary first person narratives that have been hailed by critics as virtuoso performances--these incandescent portraits offer windows into the lives of an entire generation of Americans, demonstrating again and again why Jayne Anne Phillips remains one of our most powerful writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jayne Anne Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375702849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375702846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/09\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.05h x 5.22w x 0.62d","brand":"Jayne Anne Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149174042879,"sku":"9780375702846","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7cb96dd-eb69-4545-ad21-117f43744697.jpg?v=1688455227","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fast-lanes-jayne-anne-phillips-9780375702846","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}