{"product_id":"what-burns-dale-peck-9781641290821","title":"What Burns","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first collection of short fiction from Lambda Award-winning novelist Dale Peck spans twenty-five years of writing, including two O. Henry award-winners and the recipient of a Pushcart Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stories in \u003ci\u003eWhat Burns\u003c\/i\u003e examine the extremes of desire against a backdrop of family, class, and mortality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \"Bliss,\" a young man befriends the convicted felon who murdered his mother when he was only a child. In \"Not Even Camping Is Like Camping Anymore,\" a teenage boy fends off the advances of a five-year-old his mother babysits. And in \"Dues,\" a man discovers that everything he owns is borrowed from someone else--including his time on earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Walking the tightrope between tenderness and violence that has defined Peck's work since the publication of his first novel, \u003ci\u003eMartin and John\u003c\/i\u003e, through his most recent, \u003ci\u003eNight Soil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat Burns\u003c\/i\u003e reveals Peck's mastery of the short form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale Peck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164129082X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641290821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2019 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2019","brand":"Dale Peck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873496346879,"sku":"9781641290821","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-burns-dale-peck-9781641290821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}