{"product_id":"strong-hearts-george-cable-9781565549678","title":"Strong Hearts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"We may hold that to make life a perfect, triumphant poem we must keep in beautiful, untyrannous subordination every impulse of mere self-provision, whether earthly or heavenly, while at the same time we give life its equatorial circumference.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of short stories has a singular synthesis despite the differences in time, characters and scene. They each tell of strength of spirit, of strong hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Solitary,\" \"The Taxidermist,\" and \"The Entomologist\" all take place in south Louisiana and include Creole characters, among others. The first is about a timid man with a tortured soul who lets another man marry his sweetheart; then chooses to live in isolation. A surprising friendship, a sudden stroke of good fortune, and a potential disaster with an unexpected outcome take place in \"The Taxidermist.\" And the last story tells of a collection of unusual relationships met with subsequent tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book represents a collection of some of George W. Cable's best short stories. It is sure to incite interest and please the soul with its colorful tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Cable\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1565549678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565549678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firebird Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 6.22w x 0.56d","brand":"George Cable","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48518913032447,"sku":"9781565549678","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4083736d-135f-41a9-9f27-4719088842d1.jpg?v=1778736129","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strong-hearts-george-cable-9781565549678","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}