{"product_id":"9781643755991-old-crimes","title":"Old Crimes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Other Stories\u003cbr\u003eBeloved author Jill McCorkle delivers a collection of masterful stories that are as complex as novels-deeply perceptive, funny, and tragic in equal measure-about crimes large and small.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcCorkle, author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eLife After Life\u003c\/i\u003e and the widely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eHieroglyphics\u003c\/i\u003e (\"One of our wryest, warmest, wisest storytellers\" -Rebecca Makkai), brings us a breathtaking collection of stories that offers an intimate look at the moments when a person's life changes forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the lives of characters who hold their secrets and misdeeds close, even as the past continues to reverberate across generations. And despite the characters' yearnings for connection, they can't seem to tell the whole truth: A woman uses her hearing impairment as a way to guard herself from her husband's commentary. A telephone lineman strains to communicate with his family even as he feels pushed aside in a digital world. A young couple buys a confessional booth for fun, only to discover the cost of honesty. A family reunion, ripe with treasured memories, takes place amid a secret that will alter all of their futures. Throughout, McCorkle takes us deep into these conflicted and sympathetic characters, puzzling to figure out the meaning of their own lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving and unforgettable, the stories in \u003ci\u003eOld Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e capture miniworlds full of great intensity, longing, affection, and the daily small crimes people hold close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41728041189473,"sku":"9781643755991","price":13.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29000500.jpg?v=1723299988","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781643755991-old-crimes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}