{"product_id":"wild-failure-short-stories-9781443467193b","title":"Wild Failure: Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dazzling debut collection of ten powerful, feminist, and queer short stories from bestselling author Zoe Whittall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWild Failure,\u003c\/em\u003e characters encounter feelings of shame, desire, attachment, and disconnection as they find themselves navigating their way through bad decisions, unusual situations, and fraught relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn “\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eOh, El\u003c\/span\u003e” a dominant woman can’t stop herself from toying with the tender heart of her co-worker. The title story, “\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWild Failure\u003c\/span\u003e” is a doomed love story between an agoraphobic and a wilderness hiker. In “\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eHalf Pipe\u003c\/span\u003e” a teen girl’s heterosexual ambivalence results in chaos at a skate park. A group of idealistic roommates find themselves the subject of a true crime podcast in “\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMurder at the Elm Street Collective House\u003c\/span\u003e.” In “\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Sex Castle Lunch Buffet\u003c\/span\u003e” a woman reflects on her brief stint at a 90s strip club after she learns of the death of a former client.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Failure\u003c\/em\u003e is replete with Whittall’s perceptive humor and acute insights into human nature. It’s also a dynamic and vibrant collection of poetic fiction that contend with the meaning of desire in a world that devalues femininity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42872635162704,"sku":"9781443467193B","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781443467193-l.jpg?v=1785879689","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/wild-failure-short-stories-9781443467193b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}