{"product_id":"please-come-back-to-me-stories-and-a-novella-paperback","title":"Please Come Back to Me: Stories and a Novella - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Treadway\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlease Come Back To Me\u003c\/i\u003e is another remarkable collection by an author the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e has called \"a writer with an unsparing bent for the truth.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"The Nurse and the Black Lagoon\" a woman tries to understand why her teenage son has been accused of a disturbing crime. In \"Testimony\" an adult daughter visiting her father does everything she can to keep herself from remembering what she believes she cannot bear. A man returns to his hometown in \"Dear Nicole\" to face the realization that he married the wrong woman out of misplaced guilt. \"Oregon\" portrays the internal struggle of a woman who, having years ago betrayed a secret entrusted to her by her best friend, is tempted to repeat the mistake with the same friend's daughter. And in the collection's novella, \"Please Come Back To Me,\" a young widow seeks faith and comfort--in both natural and supernatural realms--after her husband's death leaves her alone to care for their infant son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the surface, Jessica Treadway's stories offer realistic portrayals of people in situations that make them question their roles as family members, their ability to do the right thing, and even their sanity. But Treadway's psychic landscapes are tinged with a sense of the surreal, inviting readers to recognize--as her characters do--that very little is actually as it seems.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJESSICA TREADWAY is an associate professor in the Department of Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College in Boston. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAbsent Without Leave and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the John C. Zacharis First Book Award, and a novel, \u003ci\u003eAnd Give You Peace\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.25 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47330742632697,"sku":"9780820342214","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/LDFW47FBvv9780820342214.webp?v=1769606922","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/please-come-back-to-me-stories-and-a-novella-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}