{"product_id":"9781429985246","title":"Damage Control: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dermont's short story collection, which follows her debut novel (\u003ci\u003eThe Starboard Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012), demonstrates the author's versatility and sardonic humor…Dermont delivers strong prose and intriguing characters who frequently defy stereotypical ideals…the overall effect is a tight collection that takes the reader in unexpected, often disconcerting, directions. Full of irony and contradictions, this compilation of contemporary short stories is a worthwhile effort.\"–\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA luminous collection of short stories focusing on privilege and entitlement, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Starboard Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamage Control\u003c\/i\u003e displays Amber Dermont's remarkable gift for portraying characters at crossroads. In \"Lyndon,\" a daughter visits presidential landmarks following the death of her father. In \"Damage Control,\" a young man works at an etiquette school while his girlfriend is indicted for embezzlement. A widow rents herself to elderly women and vacations with them as a \"professional grandchild\" in \"Stella at the Winter Palace.\" And in \"The Language of Martyrs\" a couple houses a mail order bride on behalf of the husband's Russian mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDermont's stories have previously been published in many literary magazines and have also been featured in anthologies edited by Jane Smiley and Dave Eggers. \u003ci\u003eDamage Control\u003c\/i\u003e includes three previously unpublished pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141946392816,"sku":"9781429985246","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429985246_p0.jpg?v=1769903976","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429985246","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}