{"product_id":"2940157343545","title":"THE RIVER: A Collection of Short Stories","description":"What is a story, if not a telling of the truth in one form or another. Fiction, maybe. Half-truths, possibly. Life is fact and fiction. Where do you draw the line? \u003cbr\u003eTruth, fact, fiction - it all comes from that same place. That part of us, willing or unwilling, that finds a way out - that compels us to express in words our thoughts, feelings, experiences - for all the world to judge...or maybe just a few. \u003cbr\u003eWhether the words, the stories, struggle to the surface, gasping for air, or take flight from our pens with barely an effort, we all start out the same - a blank piece of paper, an empty computer screen. And the gall to write it down - to type it - to press save. \u003cbr\u003eThis collection of stories starts in one place, and ends up in another. In between are splices of what our lives are - humor, pathos, irony, sarcasm, insight, the brevity of life - all sides of the same coin. The things that bind us, just as often divide us. It's up to the writer to connect the dots.","brand":"BookLocker.com, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075324428528,"sku":"2940157343545","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157343545_p0.jpg?v=1764094536","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157343545","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}