{"product_id":"big-bend-paperback","title":"Big Bend - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Roorbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough quirky plots, one-of-kind characters, and more than a few twists, the stories in \u003ci\u003eBig Bend\u003c\/i\u003e examine gentle-hearted men and their relationships.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom made-in-heaven meetings to troublesome liaisons, Roorbach's characters experience romance in unexpected, sometimes disastrous ways. In \"Fog,\" a teenage boy learns hard lessons about canoes, the Gulf of Maine, sex, and love. A struggling young artist goes home for the holidays in search of succor for the stomach―and heart―with poor results in \"Thanksgiving.\" Other stories recount the ultimately disastrous reunion of estranged friends, an unemployed architect's foolish courting with bad company, and a middle-aged rock star's struggle with the urge to settle down. In the tiitle story, \"Big Bend,\" a grieving widower, troubled by his own waning years, is tempted by a seductively attentive birdwatcher no older than his daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoignant tales of hauntingly familiar situations, Bill Roorbach's stories are full of heart, romance, edgy humor, and the frequently concealed vulnerability of men.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Roorbach\u003c\/b\u003e's book, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl of the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, was longlisted for the 2017 Story Prize and finalist for the Maine Literary Award in Fiction, 2017. Also from Roorbach are the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Remedy for Love\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the 2015 \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Prize, and the best-selling \u003ci\u003eLife Among Giants\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Maine Literary Award in 2012. Nonfiction books include \u003ci\u003eTemple Stream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSummers with Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInto Woods\u003c\/i\u003e. Roorbach was a 2018 Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellow in Umbria. He lives in western Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.56 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42113801289863,"sku":"9781582432571","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f46fed90857f52c0eeaa72dc15e4473d.webp?v=1732492058","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/big-bend-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}