{"product_id":"santa-barbara-and-other-short-russ-desaulnier-9798886795837","title":"Santa Barbara and Other Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Fresh and alert, these stories of people engaging, meeting, dealing with their needs and desires. A rich experience reading about others who so often reflect ourselves.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Richard Lyons\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Edge of Things\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDivisible by One\u003c\/em\u003e and the collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eA Wilderness of Love and Faith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSanta Barbara\u003c\/em\u003e, Russ Desaulnier's sixth collection, has a subtle, quiet way of delving into quixotic relationships and transitory affairs that were part of Southern California in the sixties and seventies. \u003cem\u003eThe Old Topanga Road\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Unravished Bride\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSin City\u003c\/em\u003e stand out for touching the bittersweet sides of romance.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Dan Armstrong\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Eyes of Archimedes Trilogy \u003c\/em\u003eand the novels \u003cem\u003ePrinceton Charlie's Got the Blues\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStella\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSanta Barbara\u003c\/em\u003e is both a location and a state of mind, a place where the characters in these stories find and lose love, venture both awkwardly and gracefully through new experiences, make bold escapes, and discover the limits of fidelity, gratitude and courage. They are, to use a fine phrase from these pages, \"strangers in a changed town.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Ross West\u003c\/strong\u003e, Author of the short story collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Fragile Blue Dot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russ Desaulnier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798886795837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Luminare Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.34d","brand":"Russ Desaulnier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852244463871,"sku":"9798886795837","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/santa-barbara-and-other-short-russ-desaulnier-9798886795837","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}