{"product_id":"2026100006894-secondhand-good-samaritan-and-other-stories","title":"Good Samaritan And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st uk ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork of American short fiction, Good Samaritan and Other Stories presents a posthumously published collection of tales from one of the twentieth century's most incisive chroniclers of social class and human frailty. With his trademark unsentimental precision, O'Hara illustrates the quiet desperation, moral compromise, and fleeting moments of grace that define ordinary lives in mid-century America. Each story uncovers the tensions simmering beneath the polished surfaces of suburban respectability, capturing characters trapped by ambition, desire, and the rigid hierarchies of a society that rarely forgives a misstep. The prose is spare and controlled, yet charged with an emotional undercurrent that rewards careful reading. Fans of literary realism and admirers of O'Hara's celebrated novels will find this collection an essential and deeply satisfying addition to his body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887896309979,"sku":"2026100006894-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/86b85277-fe64-4524-ba93-56f14bd40486.png?v=1781748181","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100006894-secondhand-good-samaritan-and-other-stories","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}