{"product_id":"honored-guest-joy-williams-9781400095520","title":"Honored Guest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmong the \"best American short stories of the past two decades\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e) from one of our most acclaimed writers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn short stories \"so vibrant and alive they have heartbeats, the prose so electric and dazzling it makes the pulse race\" (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e), a masseuse breaks her rich client's wrist bone, a friend visits at the hospital long after she is welcome, and a woman surrenders her husband to a creepily adoring student. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her singular brand of gorgeous dark humor, Joy Williams explores the various ways--comic, tragic, and unnerving--we seek to accommodate diminishment and loss, offering a rich examination of our capacity for transformation and salvation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joy Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400095522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400095520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.30w x 0.61d","brand":"Joy Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051888406783,"sku":"9781400095520","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8255e1a3-882a-4105-a4fd-02ff26676021.jpg?v=1685015772","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/honored-guest-joy-williams-9781400095520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}