{"product_id":"9780972274098","title":"At Home And Abroad","description":"These are the fifty-three winning and honorable mention essays and stories of the Joyous Publishing Writing Contests of 2007. The authors come from six countries and range in age from pre-teen to past retirement. The settings are as diverse as their writers: a lonely home in New Zealand, a train in India, a motel in Virginia, a prison in Oklahoma, and lands known only to the imagination. \u003cp\u003eThe characters make these stories live: the clan that celebrates the life of their patriarch; the boy who is sucked into living paintings; the cat who battles with thunder; the man who wore the jacket with two right sleeves; the girl in need of a love potion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is one exception to every known rule of effective writing: the hilarious history of Macedonia. You will enjoy it and the other stories as much as the contest judges did.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joyous Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50050676162800,"sku":"9780972274098","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780972274098","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}