{"product_id":"periscope-city-benjamin-talbot-9781957224435","title":"Periscope City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A captivating series of short stories, both dramatically and philosophically enthralling.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKIRKUS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Talbot excels at depicting a world both alien and familiar at the same time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMIDWEST BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Periscope City, a place where nothing is quite as it seems. Its citizens are those with no one to love, caught in a paradox of escaping loneliness while clinging to it. Here, human emotion is fleeting, and love is nothing more than a transaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach story in this collection delves into the heights and depths of solitude through its characters: a writer torn between\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseeking validation from fleeting romances and finding comfort in the safety of isolation; a former college football star lost in nostalgia, unable to connect with the present; a young runaway scarred by her past, drawn to this desolate town inhabited by loners and serviced by robots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepare for an emotional gut-punch as you enter a strange, unsettling place where the broken-hearted choose to stay broken and prefer to live in solitude. Talbot's haunting, satirical, and often absurd interconnected tales explore themes of self-destruction and elusive redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeriscope City will immerse you in a world where the boundary between reality and fantasy is constantly shifting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Talbot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957224436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957224435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Current Words Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Benjamin Talbot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874113368319,"sku":"9781957224435","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/periscope-city-benjamin-talbot-9781957224435","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}