{"product_id":"9780826207524","title":"Walking on Ice: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mother hires a sinister baby-sitter.  An Irish innocent embraces the ambiguities of Belfast.  A university professor welcomes a houseguest and finds himself a stranger in his own home.  Two young women seek romance along the Canadian border ....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Associated Writing Programs' Award in Short Fiction, \u003ci\u003eWalking on Ice \u003c\/i\u003edepicts a world in which human relationships grow ever more fragile and trust is tentative at best. In these stories men and women confront the unexpected risks of everday life in Boston, Northern Ireland, Connecticut, the Scottish Highlands, and upstate New York.  With subtlety and wit, Susan Hubbard explores the tensions of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Missouri Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008127877360,"sku":"9780826207524","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780826207524_p0.jpg?v=1763756920","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780826207524","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}