{"product_id":"esquire-ball-stories-from-the-great-black-swamp","title":"Esquire Ball Stories from the Great Black Swamp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lisa Slage Robinson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Black Lawrence Press, 2026-02-10\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a nod to Borges, Kafka, and Daphne du Maurier, \u003ci\u003eEsquire Ball, Stories from the Great Black Swamp\u003c\/i\u003e is a Midwestern gothic collection of thirteen linked stories in which a young female attorney discovers what it takes to succeed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this debut collection, set primarily in 1980s Northwest Ohio, ambitious men marry frog wives; a mother-daughter duo trap souls in farmhouse windows; a teenager drowns in a sea of corn; an associate breaks into a client's house to steal a token of remembrance; and a PhD candidate reveals the secrets of the universe while having a threesome with her boyfriend and a tree. Through the lens of magical feminism, and braiding in fairytales and mythology, \u003ci\u003eEsquire Ball\u003c\/i\u003e examines the gray side of ethics, the tyranny of ambition, and the collateral damage left in its wake.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47342889631913,"sku":"PHBK-9781625571809","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/21222953482766.jpg?v=1786559438","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/esquire-ball-stories-from-the-great-black-swamp","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}