{"product_id":"9780312180386","title":"Alligator Dance : Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAlligator Dance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Janet Peery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the same piercing vision that distinguishes her novel The River Beyond The World, Janet Peery unveils a stunning collection of stories.  Settled mostly in the American Southwest, her characters-men  and women caught between two places, literal and figurative-try to understand the mysteries that overarch or undergird their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A seasoned storyteller . . . Wisdom, grace, humor, love-these are just a few of the virtues the years have taught Ms. Peery.” —\u003ci\u003ePaul Scott Malone, The Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Where are words of praise for superb writing in this day of wasted superlatives?  Janet Peery's debut collection of short stories . . . deserves such words . . . This is writing of the highest order.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Virginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wonderfully engaging, verbally interesting page by page, thoughtful and earnest in its concern with moral issues.  This is a wonderful book!” —\u003ci\u003eRosellen Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312180386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40592901669070,"sku":"9780312180386","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_4281a022-c90e-4da7-8dde-5439d56d1d5f.jpg?v=1637777052","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312180386","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}