{"product_id":"love-dirt-bruce-w-johnson-9781685970390","title":"Love, Dirt","description":"From the intimate confines of a Nebraska farmhouse to the bustling streets of South America, the characters of \u003ci\u003eLove, Dirt\u003c\/i\u003e traverse uneasy spaces in search of human connection. A closeted teen on a trip to Chile hides in his parents' bedroom to avoid being caught fooling around with a local boy. An elderly couple attempts to scale a volcano, wrestling with their own physical limitations and an unbearable loss in their past. A father becomes convinced that a daycare has swapped his toddler with a near-identical imposter. The public relations industry of Las Vegas is at first amused and then scandalized by a businesswoman's ability to divine people's birthplaces and childhood experiences just by listening to them speak. And a son's long-deceased parents return to life as fumbling, inept zombies who are more nuisance than threat. In these and other stories, Bruce Johnson's bold, thought-provoking debut explores how we are shaped by the narratives that we craft for ourselves and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce W. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685970397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685970390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Bruce W. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46867303891199,"sku":"9781685970390","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_587163a1-0cdb-4027-bba2-74523b38d036.jpg?v=1747454422","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-dirt-bruce-w-johnson-9781685970390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}