{"product_id":"half-deserted-streets-barrington-jackson-9781500115821","title":"Half Deserted Streets","description":"\u003cp\u003eEven when the streets are half-deserted, we may still encounter that one person or happenstance that can change our life. That's what simmers underneath each story in the short fiction collection \u003ci\u003eHalf Deserted Streets\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Barrington Jackson focuses on how people interact when they face the unlikely or uncomfortable. He puts those interactions under a microscope to produce suspenseful short stories that make us question what people are capable of and unearth what lies below our polite exteriors. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan a nun be a sexually driven serial killer-and if so, will anyone ever believe it? Can a prostitute find salvation? These are just two of the four stories you'll encounter in this intriguing collection. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJackson is especially fond of writing literary stories that center on relations between different races, religions, and socio-economic classes. And he's particularly adept at creating memorable and believable characters, a skill that transforms even the most unlikely storyline into a surprisingly relatable narrative. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChance encounters are put in a new light as you journey \u003ci\u003eHalf Deserted Streets\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barrington Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1500115827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781500115821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Barrington Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124216230143,"sku":"9781500115821","price":7.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a1414f0-4c30-4111-a8af-c0a3fd98a3a1.jpg?v=1687435433","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/half-deserted-streets-barrington-jackson-9781500115821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}