{"product_id":"9781619027329","title":"In the Not Quite Dark: Stories","description":"\u003cbr\u003eFollowing her prize-winning collection \u003ci\u003eBreak Any Woman Down\u003c\/i\u003e, Dana Johnson returns with a collection of bold stories set mostly in downtown Los Angeles that examine large issues –love, class, race – and how they influence and define our most intimate moments. In “The Liberace Museum,” a mixed-race couple leave the South toward the destination of Vegas, crossing miles of road and history to the promised land of consumption; in “Rogues,” a young man on break from college lands in his brother’s Inland Empire neighborhood during a rash of unexplained robberies; in “She Deserves Everything She Gets,” a woman listens to the strict advice given to her spoiled niece about going away to college, reflecting on her own experience and the night she lost her best friend; and in the collection’s title story, a man setting down roots in downtown L.A. is haunted by the specter of both gentrification and a young female tourist, whose body was found in the water tower of a neighboring building.\u003cp\u003eWith deep insight into character, intimate relationships, and the modern search for personal freedom, \u003ci\u003eIn the Not Quite Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is powerful new work that feels both urgent and timeless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057725227248,"sku":"9781619027329","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781619027329_p0.jpg?v=1763853720","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781619027329","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}