{"product_id":"2940015873818","title":"The Whiskey Bottle in the Wall: Boxed Set","description":"The title story, \"The Whiskey Bottle in the Wall\" is a 2013 eFestival of Words FINALIST for Best Short Story\u003cbr\u003e(168k - Cultural heritage \/ humor \/ mystery) The Whiskey Bottle in the Wall: Secrets of Marienstadt, a novel in eleven stories, is set in the fictional town of Marienstadt, a Pennsylvania Dutch community in the Allegheny Highlands. Marienstadt's vibrant, versatile characters include Father Nick Bauer, the priest who wants to revive local heritage; handsome, sexy Chief of Police Henry Werner; Gretchen Fritz, owner of The Calico Cuckoo Quilting Fabric and Supplies; lovely, elusive strudel artist, Lola Eckert; and the huge but reclusive woodsman, Oliver Eberstark. These stories will charm you with their \u003cbr\u003ewit, poignancy, and colorful supporting characters including a dance champion turned pig farmer, a nun who runs a snowplow, a shopkeeper building a \u003cbr\u003eguillotine, a 17-foot tall fiberglass woodchuck, moonshiners and hippies, \u003cbr\u003ewoodhicks and chainsaw artists, ladies fighting over dumpling recipes, the \u003cbr\u003emulti-generational Winter family, secret identities and secret loves long hidden.  \u003cbr\u003eMarienstadt and its citizens will tantalize your senses and warm your heart.\u003cbr\u003eThe Stories\u003cbr\u003e1 - Peeper Baumgratz and the Sister's Snowplow\u003cbr\u003e2 - The Whiskey Bottle in the Wall\u003cbr\u003e3 - The Great Dumpling War and Dance Competition\u003cbr\u003e4 - The Confession of Genny Franck\u003cbr\u003e5 - Drugs, Alcohol, Bacon, Firearms\u003cbr\u003e6 - The Day The Viaduct Blew Down\u003cbr\u003e7 - Of Beautiful Strangers, Woodchucks, and Bearded Ladies\u003cbr\u003e8 - The Legend of Father Cuneo's Grave\u003cbr\u003e9 - The Reluctant Belsnickel of Opelt's Wood\u003cbr\u003e10 - Wapiti\u003cbr\u003e11 - A Long Day's Journey Into Light","brand":"Parlez-Moi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183471575280,"sku":"2940015873818","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015873818_p0.jpg?v=1763625825","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015873818","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}