{"product_id":"the-havana-treatment-peter-devine-9781504905930","title":"The Havana Treatment: Selected Stories 2001-2014","description":"\"Came a moment she just slid over, hooked her arm through mine, and gave me one of those dazzling smiles that she'd worn back in the days when I was courting her. Didn't fool me for a minute. I hoped it would. Fool me, I mean. At a certain point in his life a man wants nothing as much as he wants be fooled - irrevocably, completely and everlastingly fooled. And for me this was one of those times. I don't have an analytical mind, but I do have a talent for daydreaming.\" From \"American Love Story\" Like the penetrating aroma of a Cohiba Robusto or the sweet afterbite of a dirty Mojito, these stories leave an impact on the senses that lingers after the pleasure of the initial sampling. In a parked car or in a getaway car; at a nightclub or on a train; at a beachfront motel or in the sanctimony of the suburban bedroom, these 25 stories deftly explore the arc of a love match, the shelf life of a romance. They take us on a journey through the landscape of poignant liaisons, orphaned passions, and unintended consequences in the tradition of Raymond Carver or Richard Ford. You'll meet stand-up guys, lovely ingenues, charming rogues, and downbeat dames - the brave, hopeful, and susceptible survivors of love. But there's not a single innocent bystander. The author has a particularly American take on sex, love, and so much that falls in between. \"It's like taking a pull at your Cuba Libre about the time the jukebox is kicking in.\" During a writing career that spans 50 years, Peter Devine has been a reporter, an editor, has written sports and travel pieces, celebrity pro?les and is the author of six novels, a memoir, two books of essays, and over 200 short stories. He lives in Texas with his wife Maria and their two dogs, and currently publishes a blog entitled \"Devine Intervention\" which can be accessed at: www.apeterdevine.com Cover design by the author, author photo by his wife\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Devine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1504905938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504905930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Peter Devine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459113005311,"sku":"9781504905930","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_edef1c83-4636-4ba7-9d02-d283c3720df2.jpg?v=1777408049","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-havana-treatment-peter-devine-9781504905930","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}