{"product_id":"9781944762445","title":"This Time Might Be Different: Stories from Maine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Time Might Be Different\u003c\/em\u003e by award-winning writer Elaine Ford is a collection of stories in which deftly drawn characters contemplate difficult choices: a young girl might have coffee with a stranger; a guy might decide to rob the local laundromat; or a widow might get in the car and just keep driving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderneath the commonplace—running into an old lover, a longstanding feud, an unspoken divorce—readers will find a trace of dark humor, a sinister underpinning, or a profound irony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf Ford's rural-Maine-set novel \u003cem\u003eMonkey Bay\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e said: \"In its unsparing but sympathetic treatment of its characters and locale, Elaine Ford's book is reminiscent of Andrew Wyeth's stark paintings, which use the terrain of northern New England to explore a much larger emotional landscape.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050559979760,"sku":"9781944762445","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781944762445_p0.jpg?v=1769898563","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781944762445","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}