{"product_id":"9781938604690","title":"Late in the Standoff","description":"In this, his third collection, Tracy Daugherty focuses on social and cultural forces shaping people's intimate behavior. Set in Texas and Oklahoma, the stories and novella suggest that even politics is a kind of family squabble whose elusive solutions often come from unexpected quarters. In \"Power Lines,\" a young man's sexual awakening in Midland, Texas, coincides with lessons about heroism and loyalty one hot summer that is suddenly seared with violence. In \"The Standoff,\" a retired politician and his asthmatic grandson rediscover their bond on a trip to a small Oklahoma town where the old man has been asked to settle an \"Indian dispute.\" In \"Cotton Flat Road,\" a brother and sister lift the lid on their differences as he discovers her secret life across the tracks in the Texas oil town they grew up in.","brand":"Dzanc Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132159082736,"sku":"9781938604690","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938604690_p0.jpg?v=1763664219","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938604690","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}