{"product_id":"some-love-some-pain-sometime-stories","title":"Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhether through her stories or her legendary readings, J. California Cooper has an uncanny ability to reach out to readers like an old and dear friend.  Her characters are plain-spoken and direct: simple people for whom life, despite its ever-present struggles, is always worth the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime, Cooper's characteristic themes of romance, heartbreak, struggle and faith resonate.  We meet Darlin, a self-proclaimed femme fatale who uses her wiles to try to find a husband; MLee, whose life seems to be coming to an end at the age of forty until she decides to set out and see if she can make a new life for herself; Kissy and Buddy, both trying and failing to find them until they finally meet each other; and Aberdeen, whose daughter Uniqua shows her how to educate herself and move up in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese characters and others offer inspiration, laughter, instruction and pure enjoyment in what is one of J. California Cooper's finest story collections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roots Bookstore \u0026 Market","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46804535967911,"sku":"9780385467889","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/8312\/8231\/files\/9780385467889.jpg?v=1748102376","url":"https:\/\/rootsbookstore.com\/products\/some-love-some-pain-sometime-stories","provider":"Roots Bookstore \u0026 Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}