{"product_id":"our-possible-life-andre-iii-dubus-9781324130369","title":"Our Possible Life: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA master of American realism and of the short story, Andre Dubus III here explores what poet Ellen Bass calls \"this visceral bloody union that is love, but beyond love.\" \u003cem\u003eOur Possible Life\u003c\/em\u003e follows the stories of six characters, three women and three men, all of whom are trying to live up to what they believe their lives should be. A disillusioned young wife reports her insurrectionist husband to the FBI; a former debt-collector for a bookie is trapped in the neighborhood he used to terrorize; a middle-aged travelling nurse struggles to escape the gravitational pull of her charismatic, self-involved swinger of an ex-husband; married couples strive to forgive each other, and to give their children what they didn't have themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith consummate grace, \u003cem\u003eOur Possible Life\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the myriad challenges of loving and aging, of emotional debt and obligation, of trespass and healing generosity in a fallen world still rich with opportunities to care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andre III Dubus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324130369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324130369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Andre III Dubus","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49001843523839,"sku":"9781324130369","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/our-possible-life-andre-iii-dubus-9781324130369","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}