{"product_id":"divining-venus-book-mary-elizabeth-9781904130550","title":"Divining Venus","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom blind dates to back seats to a drinking game gone wrong, the short stories in \u003cem\u003eDivining Venus\u003c\/em\u003e are linked by a series of compelling characters all trying to discern something truthful about that thing called love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 'Reunion', a divorced empty-nester faces up to the one who got away. In 'Junior Lifesaving' a young woman hides her strengths to keep a relationship going, only to be faced with a terrible choice. In 'Say Goodbye to Hollywood' a newly-minted college graduate must choose between adolescence and adulthood when she finds herself falling for her boyfriend's father. And in the title story, 'Divining Venus', an eleven-year-old turns to a ouija board with questions about love, looking for the answers her classmates, teachers and parents don't have.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Elizabeth Pope\u003c\/strong\u003e hails from Michigan, and has a PhD in English and Creative Writing from the University of Iowa. Her short stories have appeared in numerous magazines across the US, and she was a finalist for the 2012 Autumn House Fiction Prize for\u003cem\u003e Divining Venus\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is also available as a eBook. Buy it from Amazon here.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49915923005713,"sku":"CIN1904130550G","price":3.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1904130550.jpg?v=1751092539","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/divining-venus-book-mary-elizabeth-9781904130550","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}