{"product_id":"stories-of-alice-adams-book-alice-adams-9781984898111","title":"The Stories of Alice Adams","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith a foreword by Victoria Wilson, Alice Adams's longtime editor. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Famous for illuminating the hidden workings of human relationships, Alice Adams's work was a staple in\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and a mainstay of the O. Henry Award collections. \u003ci\u003eThe Stories of Alice Adams \u003c\/i\u003egathers fifty-three of her most celebrated pieces into one career-defining collection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Verlie I Say Unto You, the unexpected death of Verlie Jones's lover reveals the unsettling truth about her employers--that, though they couldn't get along without Verlie, their maid of ten years, she is nothing more than a stranger to them. In Berkeley House, a disenfranchised daughter anguished over the sale of her childhood home, discovers that it does not hold the key to her happiness, and perhaps never did. In Greyhound People, a woman repeatedly and purposely takes the wrong bus from work after meeting its warm and disarmingly candid cast of passengers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn story after story, insight joins with grace to show us the truth about the lives of people around us. A moving and elegant collection and the capstone to a brilliant career.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50031593095441,"sku":"CIN1984898116G","price":7.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50154953179409,"sku":"GOR013505128","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1984898116.jpg?v=1750966660","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/stories-of-alice-adams-book-alice-adams-9781984898111","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}