{"product_id":"9780312241261","title":"How It Was for Me : Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHow It Was for Me\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Andrew Sean Greer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the title story of this collection,  neighborhood boys crouch in a backyard toolshed, and conspire to prove their piano teachers to be witches.  In \"Cannibal Kings,\" a disillusioned young man accompanies a troubled boy on a tour of prep schools through the Pacific Northwest, only to realize that he has lost his way in life.  And in \"Come Live With Me And Be My Love,\" a middle-aged gentleman looks back at his mannered early life as a Ivy Leaguer, married to a vivacious woman but silently yearning for his best friend -- and the sacrifices that each made to uphold their compromising bargain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a classic storyteller's gift for nuance and understanding, and a poet's grace for language, Andrew Sean Greer makes a remarkable debut with \u003ci\u003eHow It Was For Me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wry and rueful.... Quirky and languorous, [Greer's] style beautifully captures his characters' wistful self-consciousness.... His stories are humane and hopeful in ways that are too rare.” —\u003ci\u003eJohn Perry,  The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Refreshing and provocative...Greer's stories are self-contained and well crafted.... Subtle and poetic.” —Chris Berdik, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[An] impressive debut...There are very few flubbed lines in Greer's stark, delicate opererttas, which are as clever as they are gravely real.” —\u003ci\u003eMark Rozzo, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Crystal-like clarity...outstanding...nuanced language...Greer is a writer worth watching.” —\u003ci\u003eMartin Wilson, Austin Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Impressive...Greer's descriptive talents are immense.... While these stories are thick with melancholy, their frankness is refressing.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312241261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40656665936078,"sku":"9780312241261","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a090ee0c-db7e-4a89-98ce-da11076db06f.jpg?v=1639452467","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312241261","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}