{"product_id":"loverless-love-christopher-guerin-9781956872675","title":"Loverless Love: Stories","description":"In seventeen absorbing stories, Christopher Guerin explores American sexual mores over the past 50 years. The title novella is a vivid character study of a woman who sleeps next to but not with men. Satire, sex and sexual fantasy, and ironies abound-from campus genius to high mountain meadows, from sexy performance art to the dangerous sexuality of an ultra-intense workplace. Sexual revenge balances the heartbreak of romantic sacrifice. Succubi invade male dormitories, and a young man's sexual initiation comes at the expense of a Vietnam soldier's trust. At times erotic, more often simply frank, \u003ci\u003eLoverless Love\u003c\/i\u003e displays the variety of our obsessions with sex and love, written with subtlety, humor, and grace in language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTOPHER GUERIN'S STORIES\u003cbr\u003e\"A strong and compelling assemblage that is sure to perturb and astonish in equal measure. Elegant, impactful writing in a deliciously unnerving collection.\" \u003ci\u003e-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The best short story writers have two things in common: their stories aren't like anybody else's, and once you start reading one, you don't stop until you've finished it. Christopher Guerin passes muster on both counts.\" -Frank Wilson, Editor, \u003ci\u003eBooks.Inq., \u003c\/i\u003e Book Review Editor (retired), \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The minimalistic dialogue is reminiscent of one of my favorite authors, Cormac McCarthy, but Guerin's punchy style stands out as uniquely his own.\" -Readers' Favorite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Guerin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956872671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956872675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amika Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d","brand":"Christopher Guerin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190694113535,"sku":"9781956872675","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f909239-8bea-4a44-a06d-2c7f787fbf3a.jpg?v=1690871886","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/loverless-love-christopher-guerin-9781956872675","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}