{"product_id":"marry-or-burn-valerie-trueblood-9781582435985","title":"Marry or Burn: Stories","description":"From the author of \u003ci\u003eSeven Loves\u003c\/i\u003e comes this austere, passionately shaped collection of stories that courageously explores the dynamic nature of modern marriage, the life-shattering heartbreak that often accompanies its collapse, and the fickle way in which the boundaries between us can be broken, erased, and newly defined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt her daughter's wedding, an alcoholic widow finds a new beginning when she is swept off her feet by the bride's former secret lover. A man finds himself in a position of terrible power when he discovers his ex-wife's boyfriend with another woman. A woman who killed her policeman husband in a rage struggles to reconcile feelings of emotional worthlessness and a longing for human affection after two decades in prison. A widower of twenty-three years introduces his wary daughters to his new love, a woman whom he has decided to marry one week after meeting, and who once took an axe to a bear to save her husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrueblood unites past and present through her characters' complex personalities as she skillfully unravels their tumultuous relationships, giving readers a glimpse into marital circumstances that, though often tragic, will surely ring familiar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valerie Trueblood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582435987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582435985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.84h x 6.00w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/27\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2010 pg. 30","brand":"Valerie Trueblood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571102994687,"sku":"9781582435985","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b94afea-96cb-412a-a1b9-c5c337316d45.jpg?v=1738807255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marry-or-burn-valerie-trueblood-9781582435985","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}