{"product_id":"times-like-these-rachel-ingalls-9781555974312","title":"Times Like These: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHis wasn't a world war. It was one of the smaller wars, but just as deadly as any other. Wars are like snakes, his first commanding officer said to him. Some of the little ones \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ecan be even worse than the monsters.\u003c\/i\u003e --from Veterans \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFranklin fears his family is in danger from a fellow veteran he saved during the war. A young boy entranced by opera despite being born into the rock-and-roll generation finds himself playing the lead role in a present-day tragedy. Travel agents happily lost in the paperwork of other people's adventures break away for an impromptu trip without -- to their horror -- a destination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePitch-perfect and unpredictable, these stories cover a wide terrain of voices, plot, and imagery. Rachel Ingalls's richly drawn characters slip from the ordinary into the surreal with an elegance that can only come from a master of the form. Mostly set in the United States, the stories in \u003ci\u003eTimes Like These\u003c\/i\u003e are available for the first time to American readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Ingalls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555974317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555974312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.10w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2005 pg. 874\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2005 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2005 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2005 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 33","brand":"Rachel Ingalls","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939598336255,"sku":"9781555974312","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8836d5b3-7f86-4a3d-995d-04a056365384.jpg?v=1681442430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/times-like-these-rachel-ingalls-9781555974312","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}