{"title":"Books by Elaine Ford","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"this-time-might-be-different","title":"This Time Might Be Different","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Time Might Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e by award-winning writer Elaine Ford is a collection of stories in which deftly drawn characters contemplate difficult choices: a young girl might have coffee with a stranger; a guy might decide to rob the local laundromat; or a widow might get in the car and just keep driving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderneath the commonplace—running into an old lover, a longstanding feud, an unspoken divorce—readers will find a trace of dark humor, a sinister underpinning, or a profound irony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf Ford's rural-Maine-set novel \u003ci\u003eMonkey Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e said: \"In its unsparing but sympathetic treatment of its characters and locale, Elaine Ford's book is reminiscent of Andrew Wyeth's stark paintings, which use the terrain of northern New England to explore a much larger emotional landscape.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Islandport Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53391597764881,"sku":"9781944762445","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/6890\/3185\/files\/cover_1af65b91-de14-43bc-bbe8-8f93bd1ca4d8.jpeg?v=1776866972"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.stablebookgroup.com\/collections\/books-by-elaine-ford.oembed","provider":"Stable Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}