{"product_id":"beasts-of-the-southern-wild-and-other-stories-9780684838052","title":"Beasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Doris Betts\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories (single author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in print at last, the nine beautifully crafted tales in \u003ci\u003eBeasts of the Southern Wild and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e display Doris Betts at the top of her form: compassionate, witty, and unforgettable. \u003cbr\u003e \"The Ugliest Pilgrim\" takes you into the adventures and into the heart of a disfigured young woman who has run away from her life in search of a better one. This award-winning story is the basis for the musical \u003ci\u003eViolet, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. In \"Hitchhiker,\" a wary secretary hitches a ride in a boat with a man hell-bent on saving fish; instead he saves her from the river -- and herself. And in the title story, Betts brilliantly captures the inner life of a teacher and writer struggling to control her classroom, her household, and her life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45409311260823,"sku":"9780684838052","price":1231.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780684838052.webp?v=1767311251","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/beasts-of-the-southern-wild-and-other-stories-9780684838052","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}