{"product_id":"sweet-nothing-paperback-2","title":"Sweet Nothing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Lange\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet on the dark side of Los Angeles, the masterful new collection from an award-winning and highly praised \"natural-born storyteller\" (Ron Rash).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these gripping and intense stories, Richard Lange returns to the form that first landed him on the literary map. These are edge-of-your-seat tales: A prison guard must protect an inmate being tried for heinous crimes. A father and son set out to rescue a young couple trapped during a wildfire. An ex-con trying to make good as a security guard stumbles onto a burglary plot. A young father must submit to blackmail to protect the fragile life he's built. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweet Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable collection that shows once again why T.C. Boyle wrote, \"Lange's stories combine the truth-telling and immediacy of Raymond Carver with the casual hip of Denis Johnson. There is a potent artistic sensibility at work here\" (on \u003ci\u003eDead Boys\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Lange\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the story collections \u003ci\u003eDead Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSweet Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels \u003ci\u003eThis Wicked World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAngel Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the International Association of Crime Writers' Hammett Prize, and the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48048708649111,"sku":"9780316327589","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4552\/4631\/files\/6UYXAA98Pj9780316327589_801a3bd4-abae-4352-8cbd-c8c881b62b56.webp?v=1784853029","url":"https:\/\/leyambercollective.com\/products\/sweet-nothing-paperback-2","provider":"Ley Amber Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}