{"product_id":"9781105651540","title":"Little Follies (trade paperback)","description":"\"Clever, anecdotal, suspenseful, and funny.\"\u003cp\u003eAnna Shapiro, The New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo read a sample, click \"\"Preview\"\" below the cover image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Leroy explores one of his earliest memories (his mother's tumble from her lawn chair); probes the root causes of his childhood pelecypodophobia (fear of bivalve mollusks, particularly clams); navigates the upper reaches of the Bolotomy River; builds a radio receiver and explores the farthest reaches of the galaxy; ponders the differences between dour foxes and happy clams; falls in love with the girl with the white fur muff; learns the pleasures of skating on ice and taking the long way home; becomes a fan of the Larry Peters Adventure series; and rises to the rank of Aluminum Commodore in the Young Tars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It generates its own reality, and it's profoundly funny.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Chute, The Los Angeles Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tiny and enormous, full of mystery and wonder.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Plunket, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Strikingly new.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Kendrick, The Village Voice\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lulu.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035812348144,"sku":"9781105651540","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781105651540_p0.jpg?v=1763690431","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781105651540","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}