{"product_id":"the-old-baby-and-other-stories","title":"The Old Baby and Other Stories","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImagine serving pastries to Hitler in a coffee-house in Vienna. A couple refusing to grieve. A woman who interprets her life through mass shootings that seem to occur weekly. Snow White meeting a failed writer of \"Wheel of Fortune.\" These are some of the situations found among the 29 stories in this collection of flash and short fiction about characters often at a critical juncture in modern life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSettings range from Vienna in the earliest 1900s to the U.S. of modern day, about such characters as a young woman struggling with whether exploit her severe mental illness, or others who worry about the safety of people they love. It is undoubtedly a rich, compelling collection, both haunting and original, exploring many issues in what some see as a \"world gone mad.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914141851839,"sku":"3a529377-6dbf-41e2-9bc4-e81f3d6a1e9e","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/c2dc3c62071a17fc4d2faeb61d61b45e.jpg?v=1785055077","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-old-baby-and-other-stories","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}