{"product_id":"9780156012744","title":"These People Are Us : Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThese People Are Us\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): George Singleton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce you start reading George Singleton's eagerly awaited first book of stories, a strange thing happens: You discover that the characters sound like people you know--people who are trying hard to make sense of modern absurdities.\u003cbr\u003e With a style all his own, Singleton fashions a world that wins our hearts but teases our senses: how to find a black-market sonogram so your pregnant wife won't find out you accidentally taped over the original; how to help your father and everyone else in town fake being hit by a tornado to get emergency government funds; and why not to look for your next wife at your local recycling center. \u003cbr\u003e Step into Singleton's world and you'll see why he is earning a reputation as one of the funniest, wisest, and most surprising Southern writers of his generation--and why he was named one of the \"new writers you need to know\" by \u003cem\u003eBook Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eTHESE PEOPLE ARE US\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"George Singleton has the singular voice of a down-home schizophrenic. His stories are crazy mad fun.\"--\u003cem\u003ePlayboy \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Plenty of sharp-witted humor . . . A raconteur of trends, counter-trends, obsessions and odd characters.\"--\u003cem\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/em\u003e, NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every page has a sentence worth reading over again just to savor the image.\"--\u003cem\u003eWinston-Salem Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780156012744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41158537445582,"sku":"9780156012744","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780156012744","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}