{"product_id":"sweet-paradox-eric-e-wallace-9781961268494","title":"Sweet Paradox: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eSWEET PARADOX is an anthology of seventeen engaging short stories and an absorbing, atmospheric novella, told with subtle overlays of history, suspense, philosophical asides and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories will take you to a moon pie eating contest in Georgia, sheep shearing in Idaho, saber dancing in the desert of Jordan, diving off Molokai, a KKK rally in Alabama, a bridge high over the Columbia River, the streets of the DRC's Kinshasa, the deck of the Titanic, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the range of diverse characters are a devout assassin, a disabled jukebox repairman, a young Congolese refugee facing bullies, a wisecracking grandmother confronting ICE agents, neighbors feuding over an apple, an injured dancer determined to perform, a team of mules wielding political clout and two sisters bound by love, tragedy and guilt. Not to mention an angry moose and a hungry alligator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking readers around the globe, these are dramatic, thought-provoking and entertaining tales of secrets, longing, missed opportunities, epiphanies and second chances, artfully told by Eric E. Wallace, the award-winning author of nine books of literary fiction, including UNDERTOW, HOAR FROST, STONERISE, EMPEROR'S REACH, MIND AFTER MIND and DEPTH PERCEPTION.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric E. Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1961268493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961268494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Booklocker.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d","brand":"Eric E. Wallace","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666186735871,"sku":"9781961268494","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sweet-paradox-eric-e-wallace-9781961268494","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}