{"product_id":"greyhounds-emma-smith-stevens-9781938603938","title":"Greyhounds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn poignant and humorous prose, the stories in \u003cem\u003eGreyhounds \u003c\/em\u003espotlight characters who are flailing--navigating obsession, desire, and the terrible complexities of relating to one another. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA couple buys a Betta fish in the hopes it will solve their marital problems. A young girl, envious of her friend's disability and illness, begins to fabricate symptoms of her own. In the sunset of a season of grief and guilt, a husband and wife begin to drive incessantly, months after hitting a teenage boy with their car. And while her widowed neighbor watches, a woman who has long struggled with hoarding finds her life momentarily transformed when she adopts a family of greyhounds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnflinchingly honest and relatable, Smith-Stevens's debut short story collection invites readers to reckon with the familiar through a new lens--a captivating collection for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Marie-Helene Bertino.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Smith-Stevens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938603931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938603938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dzanc Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Emma Smith-Stevens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437703147775,"sku":"9781938603938","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa924907-337b-42db-a4b1-96a597c6a521.jpg?v=1777163505","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/greyhounds-emma-smith-stevens-9781938603938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}