{"product_id":"old-girlfriends-stories-9780312550011","title":"Old Girlfriends: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliantly told short story collection  critically acclaimed author David Updike skillfully portrays the multi-faceted nature of love and of the heart. From a fathers painful realization his son has discovered the dark heart of racism still beats  to a quiet love affair that needs an audience to bloom; from the bumbling of a professor who unwittingly falls for one of his students to the wistful memories of a bittersweet affair tinged in regret  Updike portrays the intricacies of loving someone with candor. Full of sparkling wonder and poignant melancholy alike  Old Girlfriends is a clear-eyed vision of the world we live in. Drifting from the unrequited to the secretive  the familial to the first poetic moments  this soulful collection leaves no avenue of expression untouched.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67931696824373,"sku":"ByrdShop_0312550014","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780312550011.jpg?v=1794216783","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/old-girlfriends-stories-9780312550011","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}