{"product_id":"kissing-in-manhattan-stories-0385335679","title":"Kissing in Manhattan: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0385335679\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schickler, David\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHilarious, sexy, and deeply tender, Kissing in Manhattan was one of the most celebrated debuts in recent years. Acclaimed author David Schicklers collection of linked stories follows a troupe of love-hungry urbanites through a charmed metropolis and into the Preemption--a mythic Manhattan apartment building. The Preemption sets the stage for a romantic fantasy as exuberant, dark, and dazzling as the city it occupies. Behind closed doors, the paths of an improbable cast of tenants--a seductive perfume heiress; a crabby, misunderstood actor; a preternaturally sharp-sighted priest--tangle and cross, while a perilous love triangle builds around three characters:James Branch, a shy young accountant with an unusual love for the Preemptions antique elevator, and a strange destiny...Patrick Rigg, a Wall Street lothario who soothes his pain by seducingbeautiful women, carrying a gun, and attending the nightly sermons of a foreboding priest...Rally McWilliams, a fetching, hopeful young writer who roams the city at night, searching for the soulmate she believes in but cant find...Charged with joy and a deadly sense of humor, Kissing in Manhattan is a daring new writers vision of a world where men and women, good and evil, love and sex, meet, battle, and embrace on every street corner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51819522228512,"sku":"NEW0385335679","price":11.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51ek0CJALTL.jpg?v=1781133640","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/kissing-in-manhattan-stories-0385335679","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}