{"product_id":"my-life-in-heavy-metal-stories-paperback","title":"My Life in Heavy Metal: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Almond\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Almond's collection \u003cem\u003eMy Life in Heavy Metal\u003c\/em\u003e presents twelve passion-fueled stories (including his Pushcart Prize-winning story \"The Pass\") that take a clear-eyed view of relationships between young men and women who have come of age in an era without innocence. These are powerful and resonant stories of love and lust, that bring to life a generation desperately searching for connection in a fragmented world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the title story, an El Paso newspaper clerk assigned to review the heavy metal bands playing local arenas is drawn in by the primal music, fueling a torrid affair with a Mexican-American woman that will change him forever. In \"Geek Player, Love Slayer,\" a thirty-three-year-old woman harbors a secret crush on the young computer repairman in her office-until her ardor is unleashed at an after-work party, with unexpected consequences. In \"Valentino,\" two teenagers spending their last summer together before heading off to college experience a sexual awakening inspired by the romantic legend of a movie star from long ago.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy turn tender and raw, visceral and other-worldly, the stories of \u003cem\u003eMy Life in Heavy Meta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003el \u003c\/em\u003ecapture the moments when the fires of passion burn over and subside into embers of pain and longing. It is a dazzling debut by a vibrant new writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.3 x 4.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761374789920,"sku":"9780802140135","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7bdf42f9a7bdc3a907b77266eb59eb8c.webp?v=1780205904","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-life-in-heavy-metal-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}