{"product_id":"honeymoon-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Honeymoon and Other Stories: - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Canty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe characters in Kevin Canty's new collection are people we all know. People who are perhaps ourselves, searching, often in the wrong places, for something meaningful, or real, or at least, for a moment, right. Here are couples like Vincent and Laurie, who after beginning an ill-timed relationship, escape for a weekend at the beach, where they confront their inevitable separation. There is also Olive, a recovering drug addict, sent on a mission to help her nephew, who finds herself in an illicit relationship with both him and his problems. And a young boy nicknamed Flipper, sequestered for a summer at a \"fat\" camp, who finds unexpected comfort in the company and forbidden gifts of a pregnant teenager. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these stories, Canty demonstrates both deep understanding and a powerful grasp of language and continues to set himself apart as a master of the short story.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe characters in Kevin Canty's new collection are people we all know. People who are perhaps ourselves, searching, often in the wrong places, for something meaningful, or real, or at least, for a moment, right. Here are couples like Vincent and Laurie, who after beginning an ill-timed relationship, escape for a weekend at the beach, where they confront their inevitable separation. There is also Olive, a recovering drug addict, sent on a mission to help her nephew, who finds herself in an illicit relationship with both him and his problems. And a young boy nicknamed Flipper, sequestered for a summer at a \"fat\" camp, who finds unexpected comfort in the company and forbidden gifts of a pregnant teenager. \u003cbr\u003eIn these stories, Canty demonstrates both deep understanding and a powerful grasp of language and continues to set himself apart as a master of the short story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Canty\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of the novels \u003ci\u003eInto the Great Wide Open\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNine Below Zero\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Winslow in Love\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the short story collections \u003ci\u003eHoneymoon and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Stranger in This World, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhere the Money Went\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eThe Underworld: A Novel, \u003c\/i\u003e published in 2017. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDetails\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGlimmer Train\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently teaches fiction writing at the University of Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.02 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52581267407155,"sku":"9780375708008","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/iX-cuNNqHl9780375708008.webp?v=1761551613","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/honeymoon-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}