{"product_id":"lovers-and-loners-jean-ryan-9781545292211","title":"Lovers and Loners","description":"In Lovers and Loners, Jean Ryan's new collection of short stories, we meet a richly varied group of women struggling for footholds in a shifting world. In \"Parasites\" we're introduced to a widow who agrees to have dinner with a man she fears is a killer. \"Manatee Gardens\" deftly explores the relationship between a mother and daughter who discover common ground at a marine sanctuary just when time seems to be working against them. In \"Chasing Zero\" a woman with a mysterious illness loses her hold on the callous man she adores. \"Odds and Ends\" follows a woman running errands on the last day of her life. Each story in Lovers and Loners reveals a craftsmanship that Publisher's Weekly compared to \"a scientist's observant eye\" in their review of her previous collection Survival Skills. Here Ryan continues examining the human experience, one woman at a time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1545292213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781545292211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.44d","brand":"Jean Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47427580625151,"sku":"9781545292211","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_905707f6-859f-4d39-88bb-f23cd5efbb96.jpg?v=1761580269","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lovers-and-loners-jean-ryan-9781545292211","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}