{"product_id":"wasteland-girls","title":"Wasteland Girls","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eWasteland Girls by Anna Bailey is a soulful, award-winning short story collection that brings the American heartlands to vivid, unsettling life, written with the steady confidence of a novelist who knows exactly how to land an ending. These are literary fiction stories with a sharp rural noir edge—atmospheric, humane, and often quietly ferocious.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAcross remote towns, frozen coastlines and wide-open roads, Bailey follows people living on the margins: a Texan man crossing a divided US to see his dying brother; a family of hoarders where magic and revenge simmer under the clutter; a woman stranded in a Yukon cabin beside her husband’s body; a stranger returning after twenty years with a life that won’t explain itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers who love character-driven fiction, big landscape settings, and emotionally resonant writing in compact form—especially fans of Chris Whitaker, Annie Proulx, or Emma Cline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eStep into these wild, luminous worlds and find your next unforgettable read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53177136972052,"sku":"9781529962048","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781529962048_1.jpg?v=1785125832","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/wasteland-girls","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}