{"product_id":"midnight-magic-paperback-1","title":"Midnight Magic - 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\u003eBobbie Ann Mason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA disabled trucker builds his dream house from Lincoln Logs. A recent divorcee fantasizes about time travel as she lies in a tanning booth and wishes for a future \"unbounded by time and space or custody arrangements.\" These are a few of the people who inhabit the world of \u003cem\u003eMidnigt Magic, \u003c\/em\u003ea collection of Bobbie Ann Mason's best short fiction, featuring \"Shiloh.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her signature style, Mason moves quietly through the lives of her Kentucky characters, capturing their tangeld aspirations and buried disappointments. Men and women struggle with the ironies of modern life in a traditional rural society, trying to cope with fractured families, television evangelism, women's lib, and MTV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by the author especially written for this new volume, this timeless collection chronicles the perplexed lives of contemporary people as they confront our everchanging society. As one character wryly puts it, \"Nobody knows anything. The answers are always changing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA disabled trucker builds his dream house from Lincoln Logs. A recent divorcee fantasizes about time travel as she lies in a tanning booth and wishes for a future \"unbounded by time and space or custody arrangements.\" These are a few of the people who inhabit the world of \u003cem\u003eMidnigt Magic, \u003c\/em\u003ea collection of Bobbie Ann Mason's best short fiction, featuring \"Shiloh.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her signature style, Mason moves quietly through the lives of her Kentucky characters, capturing their tangeld aspirations and buried disappointments. Men and women struggle with the ironies of modern life in a traditional rural society, trying to cope with fractured families, television evangelism, women's lib, and MTV.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by the author especially written for this new volume, this timeless collection chronicles the perplexed lives of contemporary people as they confront our everchanging society. As one character wryly puts it, \"Nobody knows anything. The answers are always changing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.22 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50391754670317,"sku":"9780880016575","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/8Y-GuV3kOZ9780880016575.webp?v=1785816286","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/midnight-magic-paperback-1","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}