{"product_id":"lucky-girls-stories-paperback","title":"Lucky Girls: Stories - 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\u003eNell Freudenberger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNell Freudenberger's brilliantly observed debut story collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe debut collection of Nell Freudenberger, who first came to national attention with the 2001 \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/em\u003epublication of the title story, \u003cem\u003eLucky Girls \u003c\/em\u003eencompasses five novella length stories set in Southeast Asia and on the Indian subcontinent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Lucky Girls,\" an American woman who has been involved in a five-year affair with a married Indian man feels bound, following his untimely death, to her memories of him and to her adopted country. And in \"Letter from the Last Bastion,\" a teenage girl begins a correspondence with a middle aged male novelist, who, having built his reputation writing about his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam, confides in her the secret truth of those experiences, and the lie that has defined his life as a man. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe debut collection of Nell Freudenberger, who first came to national attention with the 2001 \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e publication of the title story, \u003cem\u003eLucky Girls\u003c\/em\u003e encompasses five stories set in Southeast Asia and on the Indian subcontinent. They each bear the weight and substance of a short novella and are narrated by young women who find themselves, often as expatriates, face-to-face with the compelling circumstances of adult love. Living in unfamiliar places, according to new and often-frightening rules, these characters become vulnerable in unexpected ways and learn, as a result, to articulate the romantic attraction to landscapes and cultures that are strange to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Lucky Girls,\" an American woman who has been involved in a five-year affair with a married Indian man feels bound, following his untimely death, to her memories of him and to her adopted country. And in \"Letter from the Last Bastion,\" a teenage girl begins a correspondence with a middle- aged male novelist, who, having built his reputation writing about his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam, confides in her the secret truth of those experiences, and the lie that has defined his life as a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in a new edition with a preface by the author, \u003cem\u003eLucky Girls\u003c\/em\u003e marked the arrival of a writer of exceptional talents, one whose generosity of spirit, clarity of intellect and emotion, and skill in storytelling set her among our most gifted and exciting voices.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe debut collection of Nell Freudenberger, who first came to national attention with the 2001 \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e publication of the title story, \u003cem\u003eLucky Girls\u003c\/em\u003e encompasses five stories set in Southeast Asia and on the Indian subcontinent. They each bear the weight and substance of a short novella and are narrated by young women who find themselves, often as expatriates, face-to-face with the compelling circumstances of adult love. Living in unfamiliar places, according to new and often-frightening rules, these characters become vulnerable in unexpected ways and learn, as a result, to articulate the romantic attraction to landscapes and cultures that are strange to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Lucky Girls,\" an American woman who has been involved in a five-year affair with a married Indian man feels bound, following his untimely death, to her memories of him and to her adopted country. And in \"Letter from the Last Bastion,\" a teenage girl begins a correspondence with a middle- aged male novelist, who, having built his reputation writing about his experiences as a soldier in Vietnam, confides in her the secret truth of those experiences, and the lie that has defined his life as a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in a new edition with a preface by the author, \u003cem\u003eLucky Girls\u003c\/em\u003e marked the arrival of a writer of exceptional talents, one whose generosity of spirit, clarity of intellect and emotion, and skill in storytelling set her among our most gifted and exciting voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44026165395591,"sku":"9780062915221","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/sNh4OBPB-e9780062915221.webp?v=1772531467","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lucky-girls-stories-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}