{"product_id":"the-getaway-and-other-stories-9780803294486","title":"The Getaway and Other Stories","description":"Despite the rustic charm of their settings, the bitingly humorous short stories of Dorothy Thomas (1898-1990) challenge stereotypes of good-hearted country people-a harried woman tries to rid herself of her impertinent son as he refuses to cooperate with her plans to leave him and his father for another man; an old woman given a late second chance to marry the man she loves loses out once more because of her literal mindedness; a child's fib grows into a detailed fiction leading one family to embarrassment and another to stretch beyond their means; and two little girls with childish ingenuity foil their step-mother's opportunity for a romantic fling when their father is away. \u003cp\u003eIn these twelve stories Thomas is most concerned with the flaws in familial relationships, but her analysis never turns bitter. Thomas used what she called telling detail to animate her characters as they repeatedly trump their family's needs with their own desires, and children are often the most prescient of all about the self-destructive plans of the adults around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy Thomas dropped out of high school and taught school in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to help support her family. While living in western Nebraska, she began to write short stories inspired by the insights afforded by her position as a live-in teacher in the homes of her students. She began to publish her stories in magazines such as the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e and eventually gave up teaching to write full time. She also published two books--\u003ci\u003eMa Jeeter's Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Home Place\u003c\/i\u003e, both available in Bison Books edition--and became part of the writing community centered around the literary magazine \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothy Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.02w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803294486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2002 pg. 523\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristine Pappas is the founding editor of \u003ci\u003ePlains Song Review\u003c\/i\u003e and is an assistant professor of political science at East Central University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40146704760947,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_93492c4b-d931-4159-baa8-1fb6bb75beed.jpg?v=1654695713","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-getaway-and-other-stories-9780803294486","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}