{"product_id":"all-the-tiny-beauties-paperback","title":"All the Tiny Beauties - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJenn Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Tiny Beauties \u003c\/i\u003efollows five characters in California as their lives intertwine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Tiny Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a kitchen fire that sends the reclusive Webster Jackson to the home of his new neighbor, Colleen, who discovers him on her doorstep wearing a lacy peignoir, his house in flames. Unwilling to take responsibility for the lonely eccentric, Colleen reaches out to Webb's estranged daughter, Debra. She also helps him find a live-in companion, a young adult reeling from the loss of her childhood friend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moving among perspectives and generations, we see the longings and vulnerabilities that drive and impede these characters as their stories intertwine--Webb's first love clashing with his last; Colleen embarking on a secret affair with Debra; the older Webb and his young housemate, Hannah, forming a bond over tragedy, guilt, and his passion for baking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Confronting the many ways they've failed others as well as themselves, Webb, Colleen, Hannah, and Debra slowly find ways forward and ways out. While exploring the fragile nature of our connections to one another, \u003ci\u003eAll the Tiny Beauties\u003c\/i\u003e asks larger questions about the constraints society imposes that warp and wound, leading us to deny those things that make us wholly ourselves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenn Scott\u003c\/b\u003e's debut collection, \u003ci\u003eHer Adult Life\u003c\/i\u003e, was longlisted for the PEN America\/Bingham Award in 2018. Her work has appeared in such journals as \u003ci\u003eFiction, Gettysburg Review, Cincinnati Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Santa Monica Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of Pennsylvania, she now lives and writes in Oakland, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765848441120,"sku":"9781946724533","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/07f535feb20964e5c1d3b804b050ad30.webp?v=1780281559","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/all-the-tiny-beauties-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}