{"product_id":"2940170497744","title":"Damage Control: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA luminous collection of short stories focusing on privilege and entitlement, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Starboard Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamage Control\u003c\/i\u003e displays Amber Dermont's remarkable gift for portraying characters at crossroads. In \" Lyndon,\"  a daughter visits presidential landmarks following the death of her father. In \" Damage Control,\"  a young man works at an etiquette school while his girlfriend is indicted for embezzlement. A widow rents herself to elderly women and vacations with them as a \" professional grandchild\"  in \" Stella at the Winter Palace.\"  And in \" The Language of Martyrs\"  a couple houses a mail order bride on behalf of the husband' s Russian mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDermont's stories have previously been published in many literary magazines and have also been featured in anthologies edited by Jane Smiley and Dave Eggers. \u003ci\u003eDamage Control\u003c\/i\u003e includes three previously unpublished pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115446845680,"sku":"2940170497744","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170497744_p0.jpg?v=1763710813","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170497744","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}