{"product_id":"periscope-city-paperback","title":"Periscope City - 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\u003eBenjamin Talbot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A captivating series of short stories, both dramatically and philosophically enthralling.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKIRKUS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Talbot excels at depicting a world both alien and familiar at the same time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMIDWEST BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Periscope City, a place where nothing is quite as it seems. Its citizens are those with no one to love, caught in a paradox of escaping loneliness while clinging to it. Here, human emotion is fleeting, and love is nothing more than a transaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach story in this collection delves into the heights and depths of solitude through its characters: a writer torn between\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseeking validation from fleeting romances and finding comfort in the safety of isolation; a former college football star lost in nostalgia, unable to connect with the present; a young runaway scarred by her past, drawn to this desolate town inhabited by loners and serviced by robots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrepare for an emotional gut-punch as you enter a strange, unsettling place where the broken-hearted choose to stay broken and prefer to live in solitude. Talbot's haunting, satirical, and often absurd interconnected tales explore themes of self-destruction and elusive redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeriscope City will immerse you in a world where the boundary between reality and fantasy is constantly shifting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54052502012211,"sku":"9781957224435","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/K2dQl9X6pD9781957224435.webp?v=1789007806","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/periscope-city-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}