{"product_id":"blackwood-paperback","title":"Blackwood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Farris Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this timeless, mythical tale of unforgiving justice and elusive grace, rural Mississippi townsfolk shoulder the pain of generations as something dangerous lurks in the enigmatic kudzu of the woods.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe town of Red Bluff, Mississippi, has seen better days, though those who've held on have little memory of when that was. Myer, the county's aged, sardonic lawman, still thinks it can prove itself -- when confronted by a strange family of drifters, the sheriff believes that the people of Red Bluff can be accepting, rational, even good.\u003cbr\u003eThe opposite is true: this is a landscape of fear and ghosts -- of regret and violence -- transformed by the kudzu vines that have enveloped the hills around it, swallowing homes, cars, rivers, and hiding a terrible secret deeper still.\u003cbr\u003eColburn, a junkyard sculptor who's returned to Red Bluff, knows this pain all too well, though he too is willing to hope for more when he meets and falls in love with Celia, the local bar owner. The Deep South gives these noble, broken, and driven folks the gift of human connection while bestowing upon them the crippling weight of generations. With broken histories and vagabond hearts, the townsfolk wrestle with the evil in the woods -- and the wickedness that lurks in each and every one of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Farris Smith \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fighter, Desperation Road, Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hands of Strangers\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels have appeared on Best of the Year lists with \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous others, and have been named Indie Next List, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover, and Amazon Best of the Month selections. He has been a finalist for the Southern Book Prize, the Gold Dagger Award in the UK, and the Grand Prix des Lectrices in France, and his essays have appeared with the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Bitter Southerner, Writer's Bone, \u003c\/i\u003eand more. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with his wife and two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768031215904,"sku":"9780316529822","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/24a090c60d82b95a308b9dcb6976a59e.webp?v=1780323060","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blackwood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}