{"product_id":"potpourri-rick-lawton-9780978886257","title":"Potpourri","description":"\u003cp\u003ePotpourri is a collection of thirteen of Rick Lawton's stories. In his opening, \"Prelude\", the author opines about the difficulties in remembering what exactly happened and what exactly he wrote at a particular time and concludes that it doesn't matter because we inevitably shape and re-shape the past, present, and even the future in our imagination. The author's stories are a rediscovery of what he was imagining at a certain time and place in his life. Thematically, the stories are about personal identity, what it means to reinvent oneself, and finding a place of refuge. \"Name Game\" is about a perplexed G.I. in Germany during the Viet Nam War worried about who he will be when he comes home; \"Trash Pad\" shows the impulse to change in a man whose apartment has become too public; \"The Rug\" shows what happens to a man in middle age whose hair starts falling; \"The DVD\" shows how a technical innovation can highlight the problem of commitment in a couple in New York City. The stories are humorous and ironic and also contain a poignancy which makes the characters real. The collection finishes with four shorter stories set in San Francisco and the last story, \"Home\", takes place in a botanical garden. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Lawton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0978886259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780978886257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sasha Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Rick Lawton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44127701008639,"sku":"9780978886257","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03745579-0266-49ee-b38f-79657dd97982.jpg?v=1687454738","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/potpourri-rick-lawton-9780978886257","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}