{"product_id":"half-deserted-streets-9781500115821","title":"Half Deserted Streets","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Barrington Jackson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Short Stories (single author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven when the streets are half-deserted, we may still encounter that one person or happenstance that can change our life. That's what simmers underneath each story in the short fiction collection \u003ci\u003eHalf Deserted Streets\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Barrington Jackson focuses on how people interact when they face the unlikely or uncomfortable. He puts those interactions under a microscope to produce suspenseful short stories that make us question what people are capable of and unearth what lies below our polite exteriors. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan a nun be a sexually driven serial killer-and if so, will anyone ever believe it? Can a prostitute find salvation? These are just two of the four stories you'll encounter in this intriguing collection. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJackson is especially fond of writing literary stories that center on relations between different races, religions, and socio-economic classes. And he's particularly adept at creating memorable and believable characters, a skill that transforms even the most unlikely storyline into a surprisingly relatable narrative. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChance encounters are put in a new light as you journey \u003ci\u003eHalf Deserted Streets\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45506166947991,"sku":"9781500115821","price":695.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781500115821.webp?v=1767165675","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/half-deserted-streets-9781500115821","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}