{"product_id":"9781555975098","title":"Holding Pattern : Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHolding Pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jeffery Renard Allen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world of Jeffery Renard Allen's stunning short-story collection is a place like no other. A recognizable city, certainly, but one in which a man might sprout wings or copper pennies might fall from the skies onto your head. Yet these are no fairy tales. The hostility, the hurt, is all too human. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe protagonists circle each other with steely determination: a grandson taunts his grandmother, determined to expose her secret past; for years, a sister tries to keep a menacing neighbor away from her brother; and in the local police station, an officer and prisoner try to break each other's resolve. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn all the stories, Allen calibrates the mounting tension with exquisite timing, in mesmerizing prose that has won him comparisons with Joyce and Faulkner. \u003ci\u003eHolding Pattern \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating collection by a prodigiously talented writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“The prodigiously talented Jeffery Renard Allen is without question one of our most important writers. His novel, \u003ci\u003eRails Under My Back\u003c\/i\u003e, kicked ass, and these tough, beautiful stories are a gift. You cannot finish this collection without being dazzled by Allen's manifold talents.” —\u003ci\u003eJUNOT DÍAZ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781555975098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593688625358,"sku":"9781555975098","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_e86d832e-d01a-4f30-abaf-fa0a79b5e100.jpg?v=1637791057","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781555975098","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}