{"product_id":"heartbroke","title":"Heartbroke","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the California Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eGodshot\u003c\/i\u003e and \"a pitch-perfect ventriloquist of extraordinary talent and ferocity\" (T Kira Madden) comes a defining book of Californian stories where everyone is seeking or sabotaging love \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnited by the stark and sprawling landscapes of California's Central Valley, the characters of \u003ci\u003eHeartbroke\u003c\/i\u003e boil with reckless desire. A woman steals a baby from a shelter in an attempt to recoup her own lost motherhood. A phone-sex operator sees divine opportunity when a lavender-eyed cowboy walks into her life. A mother and a son selling dream catchers along a highway that leads to a toxic beach manifest two young documentary filmmakers into their realm. And two teenage girls play a dangerous online game with destiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeartbroke\u003c\/i\u003e brims over with each character's attempt to salvage grace where they can find it. Told in bright, snapping prose that reveals a world of loss and love underneath, Chelsea Bieker brilliantly illuminates a golden yet gothic world of longing and abandonment under an unrelenting California sun.","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53537214923118,"sku":"9781646221769","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_ad702b69-9cf5-463e-85d0-8477cddd29bd.jpg?v=1774452829","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/heartbroke","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}