{"product_id":"last-call-9780803271715","title":"Last Call","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this tenth anniversary edition of K. L. Cook's debut collection, the linked stories of \u003ci\u003eLast Call\u003c\/i\u003e span three generations in the life of one West Texas family. Events both tender and tragic lead to a strange and lovely vision of a world stitched together in tenuous ways as the characters struggle to make sense of their lives amid the shifting boundaries of marriage, family, class, and culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series of unusual incidents--a daughter's elopement, a sobering holiday trip, a vicious attack by the family dog, a lightning strike--provokes a mother of five to abandon her children. An oil rigger, inspired by sun-induced hallucinations, rescues his estranged wife, who doesn't appreciate his chivalry. In the wake of his father's and brother's deaths, a teenage boy finds precarious solace working with his mother at a country-western bar. A woman fleeing her fourth marriage arrives at a complicated understanding of love and responsibility. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCook's stories--suggesting unlikely connections between comedy and pathos, cruelty and generosity--promise a hard-won dignity and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. L. Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803271715\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eK. L. Cook is the author of two other award-winning books of fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl from Charnelle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove Songs for the Quarantined\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches creative writing and literature at Prescott College and teaches in the MFA writing program at Spalding University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40724303609971,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_820ad1d4-d8fd-460f-9f40-0f18627c07e3.jpg?v=1677250595","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/last-call-9780803271715","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}