{"product_id":"the-fate-of-others-richard-bausch-9780593801451","title":"The Fate of Others: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new collection of short stories examining the extraordinary shades of ordinary life, from the prize-winning fiction writer Richard Bausch (\"A master of the short story\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn ten piercing new stories Richard Bausch fleshes out the rich inner worlds of his characters and plumbs the nuances of infidelity, loss, and profound loneliness. In \"Donnaiolo,\" a young divorcee moves back into her childhood home, with no plans other than to eat her parents' food and smoke cigarettes in her room. In \"Isolation,\" a woman pines for her lover while quarantining from the COVID-19 pandemic with her husband, a situation that deteriorates when she learns her beloved has fallen gravely ill. In \"Broken Home,\" a Catholic school field trip takes a violent turn when the unsupervised altar boys discover an abandoned house in the woods. And in \"The Widow's Tale,\" a recent widow attends a s?ance after her sister reports having reoccurring dreams about her late husband. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout \u003ci\u003eThe Fate of Others\u003c\/i\u003e, Bausch illuminates the tender, comic, and profound facets of the human condition, affirming once again his status as a modern master of the short story form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Bausch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593801458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593801451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.97d","brand":"Richard Bausch","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46384098771199,"sku":"9780593801451","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_511558b6-af95-44be-8c3f-7b313846af98.jpg?v=1733282697","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fate-of-others-richard-bausch-9780593801451","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}