{"product_id":"first-light-paperback","title":"First Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Baxter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs two grown siblings explore their complicated history over one hot Fourth of July weekend, they come to terms with the experiences that put such distance between them and discover the imperfect love that ties them--from the winner of the PEN\/Malamud Award and \"one of our most gifted writers\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHugh Welch has cared for his little sister Dorsey ever since they were children, when Dorsey looked at him as though he were a god. But when Dorsey returns to their small Michigan hometown with a successful career as an astrophysicist and a happy family life, Hugh, who has a long habit of worrying about his sister, realizes that it's his own life he has to cure, not Dorsey's.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Baxter is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Feast of Love\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for the National Book Award), \u003ci\u003eThe Soul Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaul and Patsy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShadow Play\u003c\/i\u003e, and the collections \u003ci\u003eGryphon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBelievers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Relative Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThrough the Safety Net\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarmony of the World\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won the PEN\/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story. Baxter lives in Minneapolis and teaches at the University of Minnesota and in the M.F.A. Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.\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 0.8 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750826279200,"sku":"9780307948519","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/80052500d89961eb345ab208a865df43.webp?v=1779958697","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/first-light-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}