{"product_id":"cafe-carolina-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Café Carolina and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJefferson Flanders\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories in the American grain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten over a span of three decades, these twelve short stories by Jefferson Flanders explore themes of memory, family, faith, and love against a distinctly American landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCafé Carolina and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e offers the reader the varied worlds of its memorable characters. A waitress in a small-town restaurant invents a romantic backstory for the secretive couple in the last booth. A burnt-out relief worker returns from Africa to find himself drawn to the New England landscape of his childhood. A retired military aviator clashes over Cold War politics with the guests at a Princeton dinner party. A preacher's son visits Jerusalem on a pilgrimage that his father hopes will revive his faith.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e With humor and compassion these stories address the simple joys and complex challenges of life at century's turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his career, Jefferson Flanders has been a sportswriter, columnist, and journalist, writing for newspapers, magazines, and the Web.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlanders is the author of the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eHerald Square\u003c\/em\u003e, the initial novel in a continuing series about espionage in the early days of the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234113958109,"sku":"9780988784024","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/WSeshZUKPH9780988784024.webp?v=1784821314","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/cafe-carolina-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}