{"product_id":"women-with-men-paperback","title":"Women with Men - 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\u003eRichard Ford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"Babe Ruth of novelists\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e)--and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e--reaffirms his mastery of the short story as he takes us from the plains of Montana to the streets of Paris and the suburbs of Chicago to explore the consolations and complications that arise through our experiences of passion, romance and love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Ford's \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e--his sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Sportswriter, \u003c\/i\u003eand an international bestseller--is the only novel ever to have received both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN\/Faulkner Award. Now, with \u003ci\u003eWomen With Men, \u003c\/i\u003e he reaffirms his mastery of shorter fiction with his first collection since the widely acclaimed\u003ci\u003e Rock Springs, \u003c\/i\u003epublished a decade ago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe landscape of \u003ci\u003eWomen with Men\u003c\/i\u003e ranges from the northern plains of Montana to the streets of Paris and the suburbs of Chicago, where Mr. Ford's various characters experience the consolations and complications that prevail in matters of passion, romance and love. A seventeen-year-old boy starting adulthood in the shadow of his parents' estrangement, a survivor of three marriages now struggling with cancer, an ostensibly devoted salesman in early middle age, an aspiring writer, a woman scandalously betrayed by her husband--they each of them contend with the vast distances that exist between those who are closest together. Whether alone, long married or newly met, they confront the obscure difference between privacy and intimacy, the fine distinction of pleasing another as opposed to oneself, and a need for reliance that is tempered by fearful vulnerability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn three long stories, Richard Ford captures men and women at this complex and essential moment of truth--in the course of everyday life, or during a bleak Thanksgiving journey, seismic arguments, Christmas abroad, the sudden disappearance of a child, even a barroom shooting. And with peerless emotional nuance and authority he once again demonstrates, as Elizabeth Hardwick has written, \"a talent as strong and varied as American fiction has to offer.\"\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Ford's Independence Day--his sequel to The Sportswriter, and an international bestseller--is the only novel ever to have received both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN\/Faulkner Award. Now, with Women With Men, he reaffirms his mastery of shorter fiction with his first collection since the widely acclaimed Rock Springs, published a decade ago. \u003cbr\u003eThe landscape of Women with Men ranges from the northern plains of Montana to the streets of Paris and the suburbs of Chicago, where Mr. Ford's various characters experience the consolations and complications that prevail in matters of passion, romance and love. A seventeen-year-old boy starting adulthood in the shadow of his parents' estrangement, a survivor of three marriages now struggling with cancer, an ostensibly devoted salesman in early middle age, an aspiring writer, a woman scandalously betrayed by her husband--they each of them contend with the vast distances that exist between those who are closest together. Whether alone, long married or newly met, they confront the obscure difference between privacy and intimacy, the fine distinction of pleasing another as opposed to oneself, and a need for reliance that is tempered by fearful vulnerability. \u003cbr\u003eIn three long stories, Richard Ford captures men and women at this complex and essential moment of truth--in the course of everyday life, or during a bleak Thanksgiving journey, seismic arguments, Christmas abroad, the sudden disappearance of a child, even a barroom shooting. And with peerless emotional nuance and authority he once again demonstrates, as Elizabeth Hardwick has written, \"a talent as strong and varied as American fiction has to offer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRICHARD FORD is the author of six novels and three collections of stories. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN\/Faulkner Award for \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e and the PEN\/Malamud Award for excellence in short fiction. Ford's best known titles are \u003ci\u003eThe Sportswriter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lay of the Land\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLet Me Be Frank with You. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.03 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52575434834227,"sku":"9780679776680","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fy9KXiBuk_9780679776680.webp?v=1761407627","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/women-with-men-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}