{"product_id":"wives-lovers-three-short-novels-paperback","title":"Wives \u0026 Lovers: Three Short Novels - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Bausch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A first-rate collection of novellas that will break your heart and fill you with hope at the same time.\" \u003cem\u003e--Denver Rocky Mountain News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the tradition of William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez comes \u003cem\u003eWives and Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e, from the author the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e calls \"One of the most expert and substantial of our writers.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRequisite Kindness\u003c\/em\u003e--published here for the first time--tells the story of a man who must comes to terms with a life of treating women badly when he goes to live with his sister and dying mother. \u003cem\u003eRare and Endangered Species\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how a wife and mother's suicide reverberates in the small community where she lives, and affects the lives of people who don't even know her. Finally, \u003cem\u003eSpirits\u003c\/em\u003e is about the pain that men and women can--and do--inflict upon each other. Three very different stories that illuminate the unadorned core of love--not the showy, more celebrated sort, but what remains when the more ephemeral emotions such as lust, jealousy, and passion have been stripped away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWives \u0026amp; Lovers\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of three short novels from the author whom the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e calls \"one of the most expert and substantial of our writers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRequisite Kindness\u003c\/em\u003e -- published here for the first time -- tells the story of a man who must come to terms with a life of treating women badly when he goes to live with his sister and dying mother. \u003cem\u003eRare \u0026amp; Endangered Species\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how a wife and mother's suicide reverberates in the small community where she lived, and affects the lives of people who don't even know her. Finally, \u003cem\u003eSpirits\u003c\/em\u003e is about the pain that men and women can -- and do -- inflict upon each other. These three very different works illuminate the unadorned core of love -- not the showy, more celebrated sort but what remains when lust, jealousy, and passion have been stripped away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724811833407,"sku":"9780060571832","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/59b9402f8d381267be489b6a9d395b8b.webp?v=1765104006","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/wives-lovers-three-short-novels-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}