{"product_id":"9781532022982","title":"Like a Flower in the Field","description":"A strong sense of place and its impact on our lives runs through this collection of twenty stories and two one-act plays.  Spooner begins with “Chasin’ the Bird,” a story of brotherly love and near tragedy set in San Francisco, the music of an aged street performer providing the soundtrack. In a Sacramento suburb, “And Spare Them Not” is a tale of vengeance for the murder of a ten-year-old girl. In the mythical town of Millers Forge, “Fireworks for Mickey” tells of a family forced to deal with death and unresolved issues from the past. Spooner closes with “Moral Imperative,” a story of moral and ethical choices set in Orange County, California, fireworks from Disneyland booming in the distance.  Places leave an indelible mark on our lives, but do we leave a mark on the places we’ve been? This is the central question in C. W. Spooner’s second collection of short stories.  “Aging, wisdom, remorse, poignancy, what it means to be a man in a changing world—it’s all there in twenty-two unforgettable stories, told with elegance and sensitivity. I picked up the book on a sunny morning, looking for a brief diversion, and didn’t put it down until I’d finished” (Casey Dorman, editor, Lost Coast Review, author of I, Carlos, Finding Martin Bloom, and Murder in Nirvana).","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132222324976,"sku":"9781532022982","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781532022982_p0.jpg?v=1763741362","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781532022982","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}