{"product_id":"mendocino-and-other-stories","title":"Mendocino and Other Stories","description":"With humor, wisdom and tenderness, Ann Packer offers ten short stories about women and men who discover that life's greatest surprises may be found in that which is most familiar.\n\n“Graceful and effortless, yet as controlled and purposeful as a nest-building bird.” —San Francisco Chronicle\n\nIn the title story, on the anniversary of their father's suicide a young woman discovers that her brother may have found a \"reason for living\" in the love of a good woman. In \"Nerves,\" a young man realizes that the wife he is separated from no longer loves him but that it is his own life he misses, not her. The narrator of \"My Mother's Yellow Dress\" is a gay man remembering his deceased mother and their vital and troubling intimacy. In \"Babies\"--which was included in the prestigious O. Henry anthology series --a single woman in her mid-thirties finds that everyone, including her best friend at work, is pregnant, and that their joy can only be observed, not shared. In these and six other stories, Ann Packer exhibits an unerring eye for the small ways in which people reveal themselves and for the moments in which lives may be transformed.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 140003163X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.140003163X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Packer, Ann\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735326199869,"sku":"BVV.140003163X.G","price":5.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/140003163X-0.jpg?v=1763586979","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/mendocino-and-other-stories","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}