{"product_id":"keeping-the-wolves-at-bay-9781932870411","title":"Keeping the Wolves at Bay","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sharon Dilworth\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Autumn House Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Autumn House Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe writers, some well-published with collections of their own, some newer to the literary scene, present stories that celebrate the boundless imagination and energy of the contemporary short story. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe narrative premises are varied, and always original. They sweep the grand landscape of an ever-changing world like the trio of expatriates negotiating the perplexing foreignness of the world in which they work in Derek Green's \"Samba.\" The stories also focus on under-represented voices such as the young woman from California who is asked by her employers to maintain the quality of life of their dead golden retriever. There is a postal worker hoping for love in Casey Taylor's \"Calvary\" and a delusional chef who is forced to confront her lover's infidelity in Diane Goodman's \"Beloved.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKeeping the Wolves at Bay\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that reading stories is an affirmation that life, no matter how difficult, is always fascinating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Autumn House Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47999745556631,"sku":"9781932870411","price":1268.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781932870411.webp?v=1783601610","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/keeping-the-wolves-at-bay-9781932870411","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}