{"product_id":"little-follies","title":"Little Follies","description":"\u003cp\u003eÒClever, anecdotal, suspenseful, and funny.Ó\u003cbr\u003e\nÊÊÊÊÊAnna Shapiro, The New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo read a sample, click \"Preview\" below the cover image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Leroy explores one of his earliest memories (his motherÕs tumble from her lawn chair); probes the root causes of his childhood pelecypodophobia (fear of bivalve mollusks, particularly clams); navigates the upper reaches of the Bolotomy River; builds a radio receiver and explores the farthest reaches of the galaxy; ponders the differences between dour foxes and happy clams; falls in love with the girl with the white fur muff; learns the pleasures of skating on ice and taking the long way home; becomes a fan of the Larry Peters Adventure series; and rises to the rank of Aluminum Commodore in the Young Tars.\u003cbr\u003e\nÒIt generates its own reality, and itÕs profoundly funny.Ó\u003cbr\u003e\nDavid Chute, The Los Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\nÒTiny and enormous, full of mystery and wonder.Ó\u003cbr\u003e\nÊÊÊÊÊRobert Plunket, The New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\nÒStrikingly new.Ó\u003cbr\u003e\nÊÊÊÊÊWalter Kendrick, The Village Voice\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44294638928033,"sku":"hhard1960","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1454edrj-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1714507379","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/little-follies","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}