{"product_id":"2940170616190","title":"Homemade Love","description":"Critics have compared her work to that of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, but J. California Cooper has a warm, witty style that¿s definitely her own. Each of her short stories is a gem of downhome wisdom, polished with a bit of gossip, some heartbreak, and lots of humor. In \"Funny Valentines\" a \"simple\" woman draws one heart on Valentine¿s Day and divides it among the people she loves, until all but one of them lies in the cemetery. \"Living\" portrays a man in midlife crisis who leaves his loving wife and pleasant country home for a taste of high city living and returns with a new perspective on life. \"Spooks\" is the tongue-in-cheek tale of a man who masquerades as a ghost in order to outsmart an unscrupulous suitor and win the heart of a vulnerable widow. Sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and always touching, J. California Cooper¿s characters enlighten us and enrich us as they find love in unlikely places. The warm narrations give readers a sense of chatting with nosy but well-meaning neighbors over the back fence.","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117428457712,"sku":"2940170616190","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170616190_p0.jpg?v=1763714294","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170616190","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}