{"product_id":"the-human-act-and-other-stories-paperback-1","title":"The Human Act 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\u003eAngela Lam\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngela Lam's short story collection explores the multifaceted lives of diverse people struggling to connect in a disjointed world. Lam delves into sexual identity, poverty, romantic love, parenthood, eating disorders, infidelity, and family relationships, effortlessly carrying the reader from the ghettos to suburbia. From the tough-talking, lipstick-wielding girl in \"Lips,\" to the love struck lesbian artist in \"Fistful of Love,\" to the stoic single mother raising a disabled son and the infatuated widow trying to relive her past, Lam illuminates the hope, fear, and longing of what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring her more than 20-year career, Angela Lam has entertained and educated readers through poems, articles, essays, and novels. The Human Act and Other Stories showcases 14 of her best, award-winning short stories, including \"Lips,\" which was nominated for a Pushcart Prize, \"Ashes to Angels,\" a semi-finalist for fiction from the Heekin Group Foundation, and \"A Toast Good-Bye\" which won first place in Creativity Connection's fiction contest. A native of California, she is also the author of two chick lit novels. Visit her at www.angelalamturpin.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53742436057395,"sku":"9780988542754","price":28.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uEjbPpXxgb9780988542754_54f22b88-2edf-4d1e-9b41-9b848bda42a0.webp?v=1785226019","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-human-act-and-other-stories-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}