{"product_id":"the-proper-words-for-sin-gary-fincke-9781935978886","title":"The Proper Words for Sin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoal burns underground and destroys a small town. A woman confronts police officers with her pet copperheads. A young girl drinks Drano. A man is banned from his favorite bar. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin these eleven short stories, Flannery O'Connor Award winner and poet Gary Fincke brings into focus the small struggles of ordinary people. The characters within this collection, from boys and girls to fathers, mothers, and the aging, live in cities, in towns, and in rural areas. Yet, no matter the surroundings, all seem alone within a collective anxiety. Set against extraordinary events, such as the Three Mile Island accident, the Challenger Disaster, and the Kennedy assassination, these stories personalize history through a juxtaposition between large and small tragedies and the unflinching desire to find insight within and redemption from weakness and shortcoming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Fincke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1935978888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935978886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vandalia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/31\/2013","brand":"Gary Fincke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125602513151,"sku":"9781935978886","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c0546cb-ba28-4e69-b0d5-1b6ea04fbb0c.jpg?v=1687443547","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-proper-words-for-sin-gary-fincke-9781935978886","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}