{"product_id":"love-and-other-wounds-stories-isbn-9780062394385","title":"Love and Other Wounds: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the hard-edged tradition of Hubert Selby Jr., Daniel Woodrell, and Donald Ray Pollock, and with the fresh, complex humanity of \u003cem\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eReservoir Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e, a blistering debut collection that unsparingly confronts the extreme, brutal parts of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man runs away from his grave and into a maelstrom of bullets and fire. A Hollywood fixer finds love over the corpse of a dead celebrity. A morbidly obese woman imagines a new life with the jewel thief who is scheming to rob the store where she works. A man earns the name “Mad Dog” and lives to regret it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDenizens of the shadows who live outside the law—from the desolate meth labs of the Ozark Mountains to the dog-fighting rings of Detroit to the lavish Los Angeles mansions of the rich and famous—the characters in \u003cem\u003eLove and Other Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e all thirst for something seemingly just beyond their reach. Some are on the run, pursued by the law or propelled relentlessly forward by a dangerous past that is disturbingly close. Others are searching for a semblance of peace and stability, and even love, in a fractured world defined by seething violence and ruthless desperation. All are bruised, pushed to their breaking point and beyond, driven to extremes they never imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrackling with cinematic energy, raw and disquieting yet filled with pathos and a darkly vital humor, \u003cem\u003eLove and Other Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable debut from an electrifying new voice. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eDenizens of the shadows who live outside the law—from the desolate meth labs of the Ozark Mountains to the dog-fighting rings of Detroit to the lavish Los Angeles hotels where the famous run wild—the characters in \u003cem\u003eLove and Other Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e all thirst for something seemingly just beyond their reach. Some are on the run, pursued by the law or propelled relentlessly forward by a dangerous past that is disturbingly close. Others are searching for a semblance of peace and stability, and even love, in a fractured world defined by seething violence and ruthless desperation. All are bruised, pushed to their breaking points and beyond, driven to extremes they never imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrackling with cinematic energy, raw and disquieting yet filled with pathos and a darkly vital humor, \u003cem\u003eLove and Other Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable debut from an electrifying new voice, and a welcome addition to the pulp poetry canon.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“To be blunt, there really isn’t a misstep in the entire bunch.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLit Reactor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What sets Harper apart is his ability to deliver genuine literary epiphanies...Harper delivers tension, action, black humor, sex, and violence-but, above all, characters we quickly know, understand, and still remember even after their brains have painted the walls.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautifully-written ride through America’s inner darkness.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger Hobbs, author of Ghostman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWith Love and Other Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e, Jordan Harper achieves the rarest of literary feats: an economy of language that manages to both concentrate and expand. His starkly beautiful take on the wide-eyed and downtrodden stabs at the heart of the American Dream.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoe Clifford, author of Junkie Love and Lamentation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jordan Harper is one of the best short story writers of this generation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTodd Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“His words hit with the impact of a shotgun blast and tear at any sense of security like an angry Rottweiler.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Each one of the stories in Harper’s slim debut collection goes off like a shotgun blast of crime fiction tropes... the entire collection is a tight, tough parcel of pulpy, high-octane tales.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Raw, gritty, and unsettling... VERDICT: As he runs, John’s mouth ‘felt full of hot pennies,’ and every story here is a hot penny worth much more. For fans of Cormac McCarthy, Daniel Woodrell, and Bruce Machart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bottom-line survival competes hard against issues of loyalty, friendship, and family in this disturbing, sometimes-ugly version of reality.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With his first collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eLove and Other Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e, Missouri-native Jordan Harper kicks the door of crime fiction off its splintered frame.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gritty collection of short stories about people with murder on their minds. Why we’re reading: Harper’s unforgettable characters, who include a jewel thief, a Hollywood fixer, and a man who escapes his own grave.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] young writer that will probably only remain under the radar for a short time… Jordan Harper’s \u003cem\u003eLove and Other Wounds\u003c\/em\u003e hits you like the smooth burn of a shot of whiskey, awakens your senses, and is an all-around, visceral tour de force.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Harper brings his own skewed eye and ear to what he calls ‘that country-grit subculture’… Harper’s stories are relentlessly violent, but he seasons the violence with compassion for his characters’ fates.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888301011173,"sku":"NP9780062394385","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062394385.jpg?v=1730228776","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/love-and-other-wounds-stories-isbn-9780062394385","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}