{"product_id":"9780992004361","title":"Dora's Curse and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Beard has been drawn to short fiction throughout his very literary life.\u003cbr\u003e With \u003cem\u003eDora’s Curse and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e he pulls together a collection of over\u003cbr\u003e a dozen of his favourites.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the cover story, a tribute to James Joyce set in Paris, Dora, a devoted\u003cbr\u003e mother, places a curse upon Jack, her profligate husband. In “The Story\u003cbr\u003e That Couldn’t Be Told” the narrator finds himself drawn to memories and\u003cbr\u003e to stories: and a story within a story within the story itself. In a small town in\u003cbr\u003e Australia, “The Three Sisters”—Larry, known as Laura, Max known as\u003cbr\u003e Maxine and Virgil known as Virgie—use their budding talent to make an\u003cbr\u003e outrageous impression on the locals. Meanwhile in Toronto at the\u003cbr\u003e “Crossroads” of two major downtown streets, sisters Faith and Honor have\u003cbr\u003e fallen for the same handsome man.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eDora’s Curse and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a delightful potpourri of tales, long and\u003cbr\u003e short, some humourous, some sad, all touching on the foibles and fantasies\u003cbr\u003e of its collection of colourful characters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Future of Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072687849712,"sku":"9780992004361","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780992004361_p0.jpg?v=1763891413","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780992004361","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}