{"product_id":"last-call-k-l-cook-9780803271715","title":"Last Call","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this tenth anniversary edition of K. L. Cook's debut collection, the linked stories of \u003ci\u003eLast Call\u003c\/i\u003e span three generations in the life of one West Texas family. Events both tender and tragic lead to a strange and lovely vision of a world stitched together in tenuous ways as the characters struggle to make sense of their lives amid the shifting boundaries of marriage, family, class, and culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series of unusual incidents--a daughter's elopement, a sobering holiday trip, a vicious attack by the family dog, a lightning strike--provokes a mother of five to abandon her children. An oil rigger, inspired by sun-induced hallucinations, rescues his estranged wife, who doesn't appreciate his chivalry. In the wake of his father's and brother's deaths, a teenage boy finds precarious solace working with his mother at a country-western bar. A woman fleeing her fourth marriage arrives at a complicated understanding of love and responsibility. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCook's stories--suggesting unlikely connections between comedy and pathos, cruelty and generosity--promise a hard-won dignity and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. L. Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803271719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803271715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"K. L. Cook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947205230847,"sku":"9780803271715","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d75e81c0-90a0-4dd0-8d51-1d8d99054931.jpg?v=1681517348","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/last-call-k-l-cook-9780803271715","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}