{"product_id":"in-the-valley-stories-and-a-novella-based-on-serena-paperback","title":"In the Valley: Stories and a Novella Based on Serena - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon Rash\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, award-winning writer of \u003ci\u003eSerena\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the great American authors at work today\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) gives us a short story collection of haunting allegories about the times we live in--from the perils of capitalism to the extraordinary acts of decency and heroism that exist within them--and the return of the villainess who propelled Rash's famed \u003ci\u003eSerena\u003c\/i\u003e to national acclaim.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRon Rash has long been a revered presence in the landscape of American letters. A virtuosic novelist, poet, and story writer, he evokes the beauty and brutality of the land, the relentless tension between past and present, and the unquenchable human desire to be a little bit better than circumstances would seem to allow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these ten stories, Rash, \"a gorgeous, brutal writer\" (Richard Price) working at the height of his powers, has created a mesmerizing look at the imperfect world around us, from the severing of ties to the natural world in the relentless hunt for profit to the destruction of body and soul with pills meant to mute our pain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRash's stories are unforgettable--\"Baptism\" was chosen by Roxane Gay for inclusion in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories 2018\u003c\/i\u003e, and \"Neighbors\" was selected by Jonathan Lethem for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories 2019\u003c\/i\u003e. And in revisiting Serena Pemberton, Rash updates his bestselling parable of greed run amok as his deliciously vindictive heroine returns to the North Carolina wilderness she left scarred and desecrated to make one final effort to kill the child that threatens all she has accomplished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRON RASH is the author of the PEN\/Faulkner finalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eSerena\u003c\/i\u003e, in addition to the critically acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eThe Risen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbove the Waterfall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cove\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Foot in Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaints at the River\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe World Made Straight\u003c\/i\u003e; four collections of poems; and six collections of stories, among them \u003ci\u003eBurning Bright\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2010 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, \u003ci\u003eNothing Gold Can Stay\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and \u003ci\u003eChemistry and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2007 PEN\/Faulkner Award. Twice the recipient of the O. Henry Prize and winner of the 2019 Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature, he is the Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University and lives in Clemson, SC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768085545248,"sku":"9780525564225","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/08abfff71bfaec286ec5387ec95e09df.webp?v=1780324339","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-the-valley-stories-and-a-novella-based-on-serena-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}