{"product_id":"the-hermits-story-rick-bass-9780618380442","title":"The Hermit's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hermit's Story is Rick Bass's best and most varied fiction yet. In the title story, a man and a woman travel across an eerily frozen lake--under the ice. \"The Distance\" casts a skeptical eye on Thomas Jefferson through the lens of a Montana man's visit to Monticello. \"Eating\" begins with an owl being sucked into a canoe and ends with a man eating a town out of house and home, and \"The Cave\" is a stunning story of a man and woman lost in an abandoned mine. Other stories include \"The Fireman,\" \"Swans,\" \"The Prisoners,\" \"Presidents' Day,\" \"Real Town,\" and \"Two Deer.\" Some of these stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, but for many readers, they won't even be the best in this collection. Every story in this book is remarkable in its own way, sure to please both new readers and avid fans of Rick Bass's passionate, unmistakable voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0618380442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618380442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 26","brand":"Rick Bass","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996784099583,"sku":"9780618380442","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb005ac5-f658-4297-b481-df4517a65423.jpg?v=1683343669","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hermits-story-rick-bass-9780618380442","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}