{"product_id":"hicksters-book-jake-maynard-9780802168788","title":"Hicksters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Visceral and electric, Maynard's big-hearted stories are as unflinching as they are funny.\"--Adam Ross, author of \u003ci\u003ePlayworld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a fresh voice in American literature, in the tradition of Barry Hannah and Lucia Berlin, comes a linked collection of short stories inspired by the author's Pennsylvania hometown that interrogates the rural-urban divide with warmth, wry humor, and welcome audacity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHicksters\u003c\/i\u003e explores the lives of people straddling disparate worlds: urban and rural, addicted and sober, analog and digital. A recovering addict debates whether to share her Suboxone with her wayward daughter. A heartsick young woman returns home and makes a move on her old science teacher. An adjunct professor spars with a red-pilled student, two buddies leverage hipster foodways to get laid, and a broke phone-sex worker contends with the aftermath of an insurance scam gone wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an impetuous style, a clear-eyed love for Appalachia, and plenty of shade for liberal piety, these stories illuminate contemporary rural life and challenge the urban gaze through which it is viewed. In \u003ci\u003eHicksters\u003c\/i\u003e, Jake Maynard delivers an irreverent, provocative, and deeply felt collection that leads us toward a fuller understanding of Rust Belt America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":54725942837521,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ BOOKAZINE","offer_id":54725943460113,"sku":"NBZ9780802168788","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780802168788.jpg?v=1790273618","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/hicksters-book-jake-maynard-9780802168788","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}