{"product_id":"everybody-needs-something-stories-paperback","title":"Everybody Needs Something: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelanie Faranello's debut collection, \u003ci\u003eEverybody Needs Something\u003c\/i\u003e, delves into the interior lives of characters longing for connection, revealing the deep human desire to reach one another. A poignant exploration of the complexities of love, loss, and what is often left unsaid, the stories center on the space between us--couples, families, aging parents, children, and evolving selves that are shaped over time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA newly widowed construction worker travels to a debris-filled healing pool to ease his grief; a retired couple relocates across the globe hoping to escape their troubles only to discover a new problematic infestation; a father places an ad inviting strangers to his first solo Thanksgiving dinner; a couple on the brink endures a wildlife lecture at the elementary school between hospital visiting hours for their daughter; a young divorcee has an unexpected encounter with her long-dead father during a Latin Ballroom dance class. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQuietly powerful and carefully observed, these fourteen stories resonate with emotional landscapes and hidden heartbreaks as characters meet their breaking points before somehow finding the courage to keep going.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102204301535,"sku":"9798991456531","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/lt6-7nH79j9798991456531.webp?v=1781079136","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/everybody-needs-something-stories-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}