{"product_id":"a-place-in-the-world-stories-hardcover","title":"A Place in the World: Stories - Hardcover","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\u003eBill Gaythwaite\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2025 Drue Heinz Literature Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories of Ordinary People Experiencing Extraordinary Circumstances\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe eleven stories in \u003ci\u003eA Place in the World\u003c\/i\u003e are character-driven portrayals of various lives transformed by random events or twists of fate. A young woman living on the coast of Maine confronts her painful past when her little brother comes to visit after being released from rehab, a hopeless gay hustler, in for the long con, instead finds himself falling in love while vacationing in Denmark, a failed New York City actor afraid of commitment goes on a comic rant and embraces an epiphany while cat-sitting for a friend. In separate, first-person narratives, a struggling husband and wife take turns describing the impact of a scandalous crisis in their marriage, and a settled suburban dad arrives at a beach house for the weekend, only to realize he robbed one of the other houseguests thirty-four years earlier. In this poignant, engaging collection, Gaythwaite offers compassion and surprising optimism while celebrating astonishing resilience in the face of life's persistent challenges.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Gaythwaite\u003c\/b\u003e is the forty-fifth winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eUnderburn\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2023, and his short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSubtropics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWillow Springs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouth Carolina Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePuerto del Sol\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. Bill is currently the Assistant Director for Special Populations at Columbia Law School. He grew up in Boston and lives in New Jersey with his partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 5.1 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584297201971,"sku":"9780822948766","price":32.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UxoL54w0Ki9780822948766.webp?v=1761584041","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-place-in-the-world-stories-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}