{"product_id":"9780822978756","title":"American Standard","description":"Winner of the 2002 Drue Heinz Literature Prize\u003cbr\u003e Selected by Elizabeth Hardwick\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It is difficult to see what lurks beneath the surface of a muddy river, an alligator-infested lake, or a John Blair short story. The deep currents that drive a demure, devout, church-going woman to shoot her husband; the ripple effect of a midnight rendezvous at church youth camp that goes slightly—then horribly—askew; the sinkholes that can swallow Porsche dealerships—or marriages; what is dredged up in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Standard\u003c\/i\u003e cannot easily be forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Set mostly in central Florida, Blair’s stories are filled with people living lives of disquieting longing and stubborn isolation. For them, this is the American standard, as ubiquitous and undistinguished as vitreous china bathroom fixtures.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081163849968,"sku":"9780822978756","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780822978756_p0.jpg?v=1763752675","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780822978756","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}