{"product_id":"kissing-in-manhattan-stories-paperback","title":"Kissing in Manhattan: 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\u003eDavid Schickler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHilarious, sexy, and deeply tender, \u003cb\u003eKissing in Manhattan\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the most celebrated debuts in recent years. Acclaimed author David Schickler's collection of linked stories follows a troupe of love-hungry urbanites through a charmed metropolis and into the Preemption--a mythic Manhattan apartment building. The Preemption sets the stage for a romantic fantasy as exuberant, dark, and dazzling as the city it occupies. Behind closed doors, the paths of an improbable cast of tenants--a seductive perfume heiress; a crabby, misunderstood actor; a preternaturally sharp-sighted priest--tangle and cross, while a perilous love triangle builds around three characters: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Branch, a shy young accountant with an unusual love for the Preemption's antique elevator, and a strange destiny... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatrick Rigg, a Wall Street lothario who soothes his pain by seducing \u003cbr\u003ebeautiful women, carrying a gun, and attending the nightly sermons of a foreboding priest... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRally McWilliams, a fetching, hopeful young writer who roams the city at night, searching for the soulmate she believes in but can't find... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharged with joy and a deadly sense of humor, \u003cb\u003eKissing in Manhattan\u003c\/b\u003e is a daring new writer's vision of a world where men and women, good and evil, love and sex, meet, battle, and embrace on every street corner.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHilarious, sexy, and deeply tender, Kissing in Manhattan was one of the most celebrated debuts in recent years. Acclaimed author David Schickler's collection of linked stories follows a troupe of love-hungry urbanites through a charmed metropolis and into the Preemption--a mythic Manhattan apartment building. The Preemption sets the stage for a romantic fantasy as exuberant, dark, and dazzling as the city it occupies. Behind closed doors, the paths of an improbable cast of tenants--a seductive perfume heiress; a crabby, misunderstood actor; a preternaturally sharp-sighted priest--tangle and cross, while a perilous love triangle builds around three characters: \u003cbr\u003eJames Branch, a shy young accountant with an unusual love for the Preemption's antique elevator, and a strange destiny... \u003cbr\u003ePatrick Rigg, a Wall Street lothario who soothes his pain by seducing \u003cbr\u003ebeautiful women, carrying a gun, and attending the nightly sermons of a foreboding priest... \u003cbr\u003eRally McWilliams, a fetching, hopeful young writer who roams the city at night, searching for the soulmate she believes in but can't find... \u003cbr\u003eCharged with joy and a deadly sense of humor, Kissing in Manhattan is a daring new writer's vision of a world where men and women, good and evil, love and sex, meet, battle, and embrace on every street corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Schickler is a graduate of the Columbia M.F.A. program. He lives in New York. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZoetrope\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.2 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52550641910067,"sku":"9780385335676","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/XmSW8ZitO79780385335676.webp?v=1761080053","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/kissing-in-manhattan-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}