{"product_id":"this-is-not-the-tropics-stories-paperback","title":"This Is Not the Tropics: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLadette Randolph\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories collected in \u003ci\u003eThis Is Not the Tropics\u003c\/i\u003e come from the geographic center of a divided nation, and its protagonists evoke a split personality--one half submerged in America's own diehard mythology, the other half searching to escape tradition. Together they form a portrait of the Plains that is both quirky and poignant. While the themes in this collection are familiar--love and betrayal, loneliness and regret, the needs of the individual versus the needs of the community--the tales themselves are startling and new. Whether it is the story of an eccentric out-of-work accordion player; a woman ending a long marriage against the backdrop of a visit from her failing mother; a young girl who wishes to solve a mystery until real mystery enters her life; or all of the men in a small Nebraska town who annually compete in a hilariously earnest beauty pageant, these are tales that speak of the lives lived in the small towns, the prairie cities, and on the dirt roads off blue highways in the middle of nowhere and everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLadette Randolph \u003c\/b\u003eis the editor in chief of \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and is distinguished publisher in residence at Emerson College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePrivate Way \u003c\/i\u003e(Nebraska, 2022), \u003ci\u003eA Sandhills Ballad\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 2011), \u003ci\u003eHaven's Wake\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 2013), and the memoir\u003ci\u003e Leaving the Pink House.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382355804338,"sku":"9781496229861","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/958bf78286823bd77ecde18bc4578841.webp?v=1777834092","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/this-is-not-the-tropics-stories-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}