{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-a-small-place-paperback","title":"A Short History of a Small Place - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. R. Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarvelously funny, bittersweet, and beautifully evocative, the original publication of \u003ci\u003eA Short History of a Small Place\u003c\/i\u003e announced the arrival of one of our great Southern voices. Although T. R. Pearson's Neely, North Carolina, doesn't appear on any map of the state, it has already earned a secure place on the literary landscape of the South. In this introduction to Neely, the young narrator, Louis Benfield, recounts the tragic last days of Miss Myra Angelique Pettigrew, a local spinster and former town belle who, after years of total seclusion, returns flamboyantly to public view-with her pet monkey, Mr. Britches. Here is a teeming human comedy inhabited by some of the most eccentric and endearing characters ever encountered in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eT. R. Pearson is the author of eight novels, including \u003cb\u003ePolar\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBlue Ridge\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e Notable Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.82 x 4.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752192606496,"sku":"9780142003626","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/055fb32e4749f409b0a8524babae51e0.webp?v=1779989629","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-a-small-place-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}