{"product_id":"9780992004354","title":"Dora's Curse and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Beard has been drawn to short fiction throughout his very literary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eDora’s Curse and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e he pulls together a collection of over\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea dozen of his favourites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the cover story, a tribute to James Joyce set in Paris, Dora, a devoted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emother, places a curse upon Jack, her profligate husband. In “The Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat Couldn’t Be Told” the narrator finds himself drawn to memories and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto stories: and a story within a story within the story itself. In a small town in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustralia, “The Three Sisters”—Larry, known as Laura, Max known as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaxine and Virgil known as Virgie—use their budding talent to make an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoutrageous impression on the locals. Meanwhile in Toronto at the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crossroads” of two major downtown streets, sisters Faith and Honor have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efallen for the same handsome man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDora’s Curse and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a delightful potpourri of tales, long and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshort, some humourous, some sad, all touching on the foibles and fantasies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof its collection of colourful characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Future of Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008935543024,"sku":"9780992004354","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780992004354_p0.jpg?v=1763898891","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780992004354","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}