{"product_id":"9780307740861","title":"Bark: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003cbr\u003eA Washington Post Notable Book\u003cbr\u003eA Best Book of the Year: \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Heartbreaking. . . . Mordantly funny. . . . Takes us on a rare flight of self-transcendence. . . . Moments of recognition bring jolts like electric shocks.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Wonderful. . . . Masterful. . . . Profound. . . . Not a single false note.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Moore] deftly paints with negative space, releasing tremendous poignancy. . . . A vibrant and nimble display of Moore’s signature wit.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Ms Moore’s writing glides. She describes the mundane with precision and grace. . . . \u003ci\u003eBark\u003c\/i\u003e simultaneously honours and regrets the messiness of human relationships. Ms Moore is like one of her characters: ‘sternness in one eye and gentleness in the other.’” —\u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “One of the finest short story writers in the country.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Moore’s] writing contains multitudes, mixed in exacting proportions, which is to say: this potpourri is utterly and totally unique. . . . There really is no one quite like her.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Lorrie Moore still dazzles. . . . These powerfully, almost savagely, human stories shine with a spirit of playfulness and the logic of love.” —\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019694850288,"sku":"9780307740861","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307740861_p0.jpg?v=1763673343","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307740861","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}