{"product_id":"death-is-not-an-option-stories-0393339904","title":"Death Is Not an Option: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0393339904\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rivecca, Suzanne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuthlessly frank. . . . Recalls Holden Caulfield by way of John Hughes.-The New York Times Book Review (Editors Choice) In these stories, a teacher obsesses over a student who comes to class with scratch marks on his face; a Catholic girl graduating high school finds a warped kind of redemption in her schools contrived class rituals; and a woman looking to rent a house is sucked into a strangely inappropriate correspondence with one of the landlords. These are just a few of the powerful plotlines in Suzanne Riveccas gorgeously wrought collection. From a college student who adopts a false hippie persona to find love, to a young memoirist who bumps up against a sexually obsessed fan, the characters in these fiercely original tales grapple with what it means to be honest with themselves and the world.These stories explode with piercing insight . . . illuminating the dangerous dance between victims and saviors. [They] deliver us to the edge of grief, that precarious place where the moral compass spins-where codes of love and law and religion fail. Mercy here depends on a tigers sublime grace, our capacity to resist deeper harm, and the right of every broken being to remain silent (Melanie Rae Thon).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51855997206816,"sku":"NEW0393339904","price":27.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51XZgy2MrEL.jpg?v=1781544949","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/death-is-not-an-option-stories-0393339904","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}