{"product_id":"the-ones-who-don-t-say-they-love-you-stories-maurice-carlos-ruffin","title":"The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You; Stories Maurice Carlos Ruffin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of raucous stories that offer a panoramic view of New Orleans from the author of the \"stunning and audacious\" (NPR) debut novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Cast a Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaurice Carlos Ruffin has an uncanny ability to reveal the hidden corners of a place we thought we knew. These perspectival, character-driven stories center on the margins and are deeply rooted in New Orleanian culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \"Beg Borrow Steal,\" a boy relishes time spent helping his father find work after just coming home from prison; in \"Ghetto University,\" a couple struggling financially turns to crime after hitting rock bottom; in \"Before I Let You Go,\" a woman who's been in NOLA for generations fights to keep her home; in \"Fast Hands, Fast Feet,\" an Army vet and a runaway teen find companionship while sleeping under a bridge; in \"Mercury Forges,\" a flash fiction piece among several in the collection, a group of men hurriedly make their way to a home where an elderly gentleman lives, trying to reach him before the water from Hurricane Katrina does; and in the title story, a young man works the street corners of the French Quarter, trying to achieve a freedom not meant for him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugust 17, 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44647374061890,"sku":"","price":11.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/products\/56020849.jpg?v=1679190123","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/the-ones-who-don-t-say-they-love-you-stories-maurice-carlos-ruffin","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}