{"product_id":"throwing-tarts-at-the-king-and-other-stories","title":"Throwing Tarts At The King And Other Stories","description":"Anne Bianco’s debut collection Throwing Tarts At the King contains stories and essays whose diverse characters struggle with loss, class disparities, and time. They are “the walking wounded.” A lawyer who simultaneously mourns and envies his older brother’s legacy and regrets his own lost chances finds connection to the tangible in a brawl with a truck driver. A garbage man by day and a zoo security guard by night reaches for autonomy and love when he sheds dependence on an old friend. After his older, idolized brother saves his life, a young boy accepts the possibility of a future without him. A shopaholic reviews the dearth of romantic choices in her life and tries to fill the hole in her soul by finding friendship with a jewelry counter clerk.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1913606570\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1913606570.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bianco, Anne\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: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43256926076989,"sku":"BVV.1913606570.VG","price":12.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/throwing-tarts-at-the-king-and-other-stories","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}