{"product_id":"9781480438323","title":"Cast a Cold Eye: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eSeven “remarkable” stories from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Group\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u2028\u003cbr\u003e Two American tourists find themselves seriously befuddled by their unorthodox Italian guide. \u2028A hospitalized graduate student turns the sounds of pain and despair into music. A family is tragically taken apart, and then reformed, by a deadly outbreak of influenza. The short fiction in this collection, some of it autobiographical in inspiration, reflects both the adept, witty storytelling and the insightful social commentary of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author Mary McCarthy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A National Book Award finalist known for such novels as \u003ci\u003eBirds in America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Groves of Academe\u003c\/i\u003e—as well as memoir (\u003ci\u003eMemories of a Catholic Girlhood\u003c\/i\u003e) and travel writing (\u003ci\u003eVenice Observed\u003c\/i\u003e)—McCarthy shows in \u003ci\u003eCast a Cold Eye\u003c\/i\u003e why she has been called “a brilliant writer with a rare talent for corrosive satire” (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author’s estate.\u003c\/i\u003e ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175689306352,"sku":"9781480438323","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480438323_p0.jpg?v=1769893930","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480438323","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}