{"product_id":"greyhounds-paperback","title":"Greyhounds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmma Smith-Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoignant and humorous, \u003cem\u003eGreyhounds \u003c\/em\u003efollows characters desperately navigating desire, obsession, and the minefields of power dynamics in relationships of all stripes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA couple buys a Betta fish in the hopes it will salvage their drowning marriage. A young girl, envious of her friend's terminal illness, begins fabricating symptoms of her own. Months after a fatal collision, a husband and wife begin driving incessantly, haunted by the memory of the teenage boy they killed. And while her widowed neighbor watches, a woman who has long struggled with hoarding finds her life forever changed when she begins acquiring greyhounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnflinching and audacious, Smith-Stevens's debut short story collection compels readers to reckon with themselves through an unlikely cast of characters that somehow feel eerily--and intimately--familiar. A treasure for fans of Carmen Maria Machado and Marie-Helene Bertino.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmma Smith-Stevens\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of The Australian. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eBOMB Magazine, Lit Hub, The Rumpus\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68422360236253,"sku":"9781938603938","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/PnPKN-hvPF9781938603938.webp?v=1793814681","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/greyhounds-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}