{"product_id":"the-missing-kidney-and-other-maxine-rosaler-9781953002808","title":"The Missing Kidney and Other Stories: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet in the vanished world of the New York City of the 1970s and '80s, these stories convey a sense of the enchantment that lurks on the flip side of every moment, as if the meaning of life were hidden within the static being blasted out of the loudspeakers on a subway platform, or a scrap of newspaper preserved under ice on a cold winter's day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA girl tries to save the boy she loves from his crippling love for his uncle. A champion of social justice talks herself into believing that the man she finds sexually repulsive is a perfect fit for her perfectly ordered life. A man kneels on the sidewalk before a memorial he constructed for his girlfriend as a crowd of curious onlookers gather around him. Rosaler deals out the fates of a vivid array of complex characters with unflagging energy, wit and a delight in the details of city life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maxine Rosaler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953002803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953002808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Delphinium Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Maxine Rosaler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487415611647,"sku":"9781953002808","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4399739-a516-4214-8e1a-7c7766595f08.jpg?v=1778060367","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-missing-kidney-and-other-maxine-rosaler-9781953002808","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}