{"product_id":"9780684838052","title":"Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBeasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Doris Betts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack in print at last, the nine beautifully crafted tales in \u003ci\u003eBeasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e display Doris Betts at the top of her form: compassionate, witty, and unforgettable. \u003cbr\u003e \"The Ugliest Pilgrim\" takes you into the adventures and into the heart of a disfigured young woman who has run away from her life in search of a better one. This award-winning story is the basis for the musical \u003ci\u003eViolet,\u003c\/i\u003e which won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. In \"Hitchhiker,\" a wary secretary hitches a ride in a boat with a man hell-bent on saving fish; instead he saves her from the river -- and herself. And in the title story, Betts brilliantly captures the inner life of a teacher and writer struggling to control her classroom, her household, and her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eRobert Tallant The New York Times A master of the short story form.\u003cbr\u003eClyde Edgerton Doris Betts is the only writer I know of, besides James Agee, who can make me feel as though I am touching what she is describing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780684838052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Touchstone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40932169842894,"sku":"9780684838052","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_6640e849-183c-4f12-b0bb-c8e9c31503ec.jpg?v=1645733105","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780684838052","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}