{"product_id":"9780688178451","title":"The Disobedience of Water : Stories and Novellas","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Disobedience of Water\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sena Jeter Naslund\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvoking passion and heartbreak., intelligence and unapologetic humanity, these eight beautifully crafted stories explore the boundary conditions between the self and others. Although social realities -- racial and ethnic tensions, sexual harassment, and abuse -- make up their background, these are really love stories in which people discover and forgive one another. A daughter finds her father's kindness extends beyond her and their family; a wife discovers and forgives the affair between her husband and best friend; and, in the title story which takes the form of a letter to an almost-lover, the narrator winds through swirling eddies of memory and language to relate her present and past lives and the loves that have informed them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with a masterful sureness of hand and heart, these captivating, intimate stories display Sena Jeter Naslund's extraordinary presence as one of today's most rewarding writers of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780688178451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41033939878094,"sku":"9780688178451","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780688178451.jpg?v=1647743766","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780688178451","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}