{"product_id":"north-of-ordinary-angela-grey-9781961841802","title":"North of Ordinary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Midwestern atmospheric literary fiction collection rooted in place, season, and complicated lives\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome towns don't change. They just learn how to hide it better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the northern Midwest, ordinary lives bend quietly, until they don't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the quiet towns and backroads of the northern Midwest, nothing stays buried forever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against apple orchards, corn mazes, gravel roads, distant lakes, cabin country, and wind-cut fields, \u003cem\u003eNorth of Ordinary\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003eliterary short story collection\u003c\/strong\u003e that traces the fragile, often unspoken tensions of small-town life. Over the course of one shifting season, such as where autumn leans toward winter, and everything feels on the edge of change, these stories explore what it means to stay, to leave, and to reckon with the lives we thought we'd escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending \u003cstrong\u003econtemporary literary fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e with the textures of \u003cstrong\u003erural America\u003c\/strong\u003e, this collection captures the quiet drama of people caught between obligation and desire, memory and reinvention. Each story is grounded in \u003cstrong\u003eMidwestern landscapes\u003c\/strong\u003e-where the air carries cider, dust, and something unsaid-and where even the smallest decision can echo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003echaracter-driven fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e and emotionally resonant storytelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003esmall town drama\u003c\/strong\u003e and layered relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eatmospheric literary fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e with a strong sense of place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ecoming-of-age themes\u003c\/strong\u003e, family tension, and quiet unravelings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe work of Elizabeth Strout, Annie Proulx, and Raymond Carver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eNorth of Ordinary\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection about what lingers-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e in towns that remember, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e in families that fracture and hold, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e and in the long, quiet moment before a life changes course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angela Grey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1961841800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961841802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shady Oak Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d","brand":"Angela Grey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623693725951,"sku":"9781961841802","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/north-of-ordinary-angela-grey-9781961841802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}