{"product_id":"2940152435771","title":"Mendacities","description":"\u003cp\u003eA story that is written down is a re-telling of an event that may or may not have happened. If the event did happen then the story is merely a representation. If, as it seems more likely, the event did not happen, then the story is a lie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMendacities by Alec Beattie. Short stories suffused with untruths - dead foxes, malicious cats, and lost ghosts. Featuring deceptive people too - the extraordinary, the everyday, and the ill-fated. Mendacities is an diverse mix of tales that takes an indirect look at life and people, with a sense that any attempt at closure is an illusion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alec Beattie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074197438704,"sku":"2940152435771","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152435771_p0.jpg?v=1764024095","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152435771","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}