{"product_id":"9781639733101","title":"Long Distance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropologists \u003c\/i\u003eand master of the short story form Aysegul Savas' acute and tender\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e first collection about the distances we keep, and those we try to close, in the age of connectivity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA researcher abroad in Rome eagerly awaits a visit from her long distance lover, only to find he is not the same man she remembers. An expat meets a childhood friend on a layover and is dismayed by her unexpected contentment. A newly pregnant woman considers the American taboo of sharing the news too soon, but can't resist when an opportunity comes to patch up a damaged friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLong Distance\u003c\/i\u003e showcases Savas's devastating talent for the short story. Her shrewd encapsulations of contemporary life often center on characters displaced more by choice than circumstance, characters both determined to install themselves in new lives and preoccupied with the people they've left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover | 192 pages | 5.51\" x 8.25\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aysegül Savas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041993769192,"sku":"9781639733101x","price":35.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0386\/5896\/5549\/files\/BNCImageAPI_26968b8a-4c45-4d5f-8bf9-d730ea6cf8af.jpg?v=1739304947","url":"https:\/\/typebooks.live\/products\/9781639733101","provider":"TYPE Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}