{"product_id":"bad-mothers-and-other-miscreants-paperback","title":"Bad Mothers and Other Miscreants - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn Bronston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of little gems! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Bronston brings to life a world of longing and loss; of loneliness and isolation; and, ultimately, a shared humanity that reminds us to look more deeply into all our human interactions. With stories that are both funny and heart-breaking, Bronston draws us into the skins of her characters. The result is a life-changing creative ride not to be missed.\u003c\/p\u003eMaia Danziger Emmy Award winning actor Writer and developer of Relax and Write workshops\u003cp\u003eA collection of stories as noteworthy for the range of approaches that they took as for the variety of their subject matter. Ann reveals in her fiction the catholicity of her interests, the range of moods, voices, and tones to which her imagination has access. Whether writing in the first person or third, present tense or past, about the vagaries of childhood or the ordeal from an addiction, she exhibits unparalleled authority, grace, elegance, and rigor.\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Leavitt, Novelist and Short Story Writer Author of \u003cem\u003eShelter in Place\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Two Hotel Francforts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEskimo Nights\u003c\/em\u003e is a story about familial betrayal merely twenty pages long yet with the density and convolutions of a short novel. It is reminiscent of Flannery O'Connor's \u003cem\u003eThe Artificial Nigger\u003c\/em\u003e and is a beautiful piece of writing.\u003c\/p\u003eThom JonesNational Book Award nominee Author of The Pugilist at Rest and\u003cem\u003eSonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal, intriguing, and deeply moving, Ann Bronston's gloriously written stories typically introduce readers to characters who have made questionable choices and now teeter between stepping them back or going forward. With great wisdom, she makes us care about her people, a feat not likely achieved by a lesser writer.\u003c\/p\u003eLisa Pearl RosenbaumAuthor of \u003cem\u003eA Day of Small Beginnings and Stories from the Violins of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003eDramaturg at The Braid (formerly Jewish Women's Theatre)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751733494048,"sku":"9798822937970","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6b033b07b177b02a3eb3049f69069297.webp?v=1779978856","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bad-mothers-and-other-miscreants-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}