{"product_id":"the-ones-who-dont-say-they-love-you-stories-0593133404","title":"The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0593133404\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ruffin, Maurice Carlos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE  A collection of raucous stories that offer a vibrant and true mosaic (The New York Times) of New Orleans, from the critically acclaimed author of We Cast a ShadowSHORTLISTED FOR THE ERNEST J. GAINES AWARD  LONGLISTED FOR THE STORY PRIZE  ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR-Garden \u0026amp; Gun, Electric Lit  Every sentence is both something that makes you want to laugh in a gut-wrenching way and threatens to break your heart in a way that you did not anticipate.-Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Prophets, in The Wall Street JournalMaurice Carlos Ruffin has an uncanny ability to reveal the hidden corners of a place we thought we knew. These perspectival, character-driven stories center on the margins and are deeply rooted in New Orleanian culture.In Beg Borrow Steal, a boy relishes time spent helping his father find work after coming home from prison; in Ghetto University, a couple struggling financially turns to crime after hitting rock bottom; in Before I Let Go, a woman whos been in NOLA for generations fights to keep her home; in Fast Hands, Fast Feet, an army vet and a runaway teen find companionship while sleeping under a bridge; in Mercury Forges, a flash fiction piece among several in the collection, a group of men hurriedly make their way to an elderly gentlemans home, trying to reach him before the water from Hurricane Katrina does; and in the title story, a young man works the street corners of the French Quarter, trying to achieve a freedom not meant for him.These stories are intimate invitations to hear, witness, and imagine lives at once regional but largely universal, and undeniably New Orleanian, written by a lifelong resident of New Orleans and one of our finest new writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52178028232992,"sku":"NEW0593133404","price":20.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71-_5SAfVL.jpg?v=1786484042","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-ones-who-dont-say-they-love-you-stories-0593133404","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}