{"product_id":"late-breaking-stories","title":"Late Breaking Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate Breaking Stories\u003c\/strong\u003e is a powerful collection of linked short fiction inspired by the haunting paintings of Canadian artist Alex Colville. Each story offers a vivid portrait that echoes his unsettling stillness and atmosphere, while moving deeply into the private lives of its characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stories follow husbands and wives who struggle to communicate, lovers whose relationships flare and fade, and parents and children caught in long, complicated histories. Older women confront fading status in a youth-obsessed culture, while young women and girls live with an undercurrent of threat and unease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the collection, aging and the “elder heart” are treated with honesty and respect, showing that desire, heartbreak, and renewal do not belong only to the young. Fear, guilt, estrangement, and mortality are never far away, yet they are met by courage, moments of redemption, and fragile but persistent forms of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with close psychological insight and a willingness to look into the dark, these interconnected stories reward readers who enjoy literary fiction that is both quietly intense and emotionally rich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinked literary short stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInspired by Alex Colville’s paintings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes of aging, love, family, and vulnerability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplex women’s lives and inner worlds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor readers of contemporary Canadian fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Just Great Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45025269219562,"sku":"CAD-16-Shelf-1-ST-4-12-0-4M-0.75lb","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/1735\/7290\/files\/71VRrg8EIIL.jpg?v=1744487098","url":"https:\/\/justgreatbooks.org\/products\/late-breaking-stories","provider":"Just Great Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}