{"product_id":"9781416597131","title":"The Brutal Language of Love: Stories","description":"Alicia Erian's characters are brave, disarming, affectionate, and deeply flawed. They inhabit the not-so-very-wide space between a good intention and a bad outcome. In \"Alcatraz,\" we meet a middle-school spelling champion who spends her afternoons taking baths with the boy next door. In \"Almonds and Cherries,\" a young woman turns an unexpectedly arousing bra-shopping experience into a short film, with ramifications for everyone around her. In \"On the Occasion of My Ruination,\" a college-bound student plots to lose her virginity to a pizza parlor waiter. \u003ci\u003eThe Brutal Language of Love\u003c\/i\u003e challenges traditional notions of right and wrong with what has become Erian's signature -- an achingly stylish humor and a deep understanding of the brutal truth about human nature. These surprising, provocative, and deeply resonant stories marked the emergence of a major talent","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141196103920,"sku":"9781416597131","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416597131_p0.jpg?v=1763727878","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416597131","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}