{"product_id":"knotted-pearls-karla-clark-9781418492977","title":"Knotted Pearls: And Other Stories","description":"The thirteen stories in this new collection by Karla Clark feature characters adrift . . . pearls of people facing knotty situations. A father away on a business trip who \u003cb\u003emisses \u003c\/b\u003ehis wife and daughters more than they miss him. A newly married woman whose husband \"grandmothers\" her to death. A garbage man who refuses to define himself by his occupation. A college student who discovers her own beauty. An elderly woman who hasn't spoken to her best friend in twenty years. A Christmas tree grower searching for his trees. Combining humor with grace, Clark teases out issues of the heart in the everyday lives of everyday \u003cb\u003epeople. You'll \u003c\/b\u003erecognize the characters . . . they are people we all know and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karla Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1418492973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781418492977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Karla Clark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46867050299647,"sku":"9781418492977","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9159f27-ecf1-444f-83ee-582fd2853b82.jpg?v=1747453758","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/knotted-pearls-karla-clark-9781418492977","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}