{"product_id":"2940154586280","title":"Death and Other Miseries","description":"\u003cp\u003e“I just want to take this opportunity to say that I am a very bad shot. I don’t usually hit my target. I also can’t turn down a dare. So, armed with as big of a handful of clover as I could hold I preceded to shoot clover at the man’s gaping mouth....”\u003cbr\u003eIt was the 1970’s and the author is just a gangly, bony eleven-year-old girl just trying to make sense of life and the adults in it; one in particular.\u003cbr\u003e‘Death and Other Miseries’ is like a literary sandwich made up of six short stories; two told in verse.\u003cbr\u003eAt the center are two fictional shorts with an autobiographical poem on either side. These are ‘sandwiched’ between two short stories encompassing a brief period in the authors life and two very differant but very memmorable charactors.\u003cbr\u003eAll-in-all, ‘Death and Other Miseries’ is an easy, quick read that is at times funny, nostalgic and thought provoking. An enjoyable read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katyjean Leslie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070877122800,"sku":"2940154586280","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154586280_p0.jpg?v=1764071478","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154586280","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}