{"product_id":"bertrand-court-paperback","title":"Bertrand Court - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichelle Brafman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brafman's talent for drawing human emotion shines through in this episodic, deeply sensitive, and introspective novel of the human psyche.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBertrand Court \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating novel told in story form, intertwining seventeen luminous narratives about the secrets of a cast of politicos, filmmakers, and housewives, all tied to a suburban Washington, DC, cul-de-sac. Linked through bloodlines and grocery lines, they respond to life's bruises by grabbing power, sex, or the family silver. As they atone and forgive, they unmask the love and truth that hop white picket fences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichelle Brafman is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eWashing the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBertrand Court\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of linked short stories. She has spoken about both books at more than 150 venues, including bookstores, classrooms, synagogues, and myriad book groups. She has received numerous honors for her fiction, including a Special Mention in the \u003ci\u003eXXIV Pushcart Prize Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTablet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nervous Breakdown\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. A PEN\/Faulkner Writer in Schools author, she teaches in the Johns Hopkins University MA in Writing Program. Learn more at michellebrafman.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760120168736,"sku":"9781938849800","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/27458ee1136423dfecb65b11cc7e0162.webp?v=1780172090","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bertrand-court-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}