{"product_id":"let-the-wild-grasses-grow-paperback","title":"Let the Wild Grasses Grow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKase Johnstun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful and expansive...in Johnstun's \u003ci\u003eLet the Wild Grasses Grow\u003c\/i\u003e, Colorado has a successor to Kent Haruf. \u003cbr\u003e--SEAN PRENTISS, author of \u003ci\u003eFinding Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet the Wild Grasses Grow\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the lives of Della Chavez and John Cordova, childhood friends separated by a tragic accident, who find each other again during World War II after leading separate lives of struggle through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and, for John, abuse at the hands of his grandfather. This sweeping American love story celebrates the power of home landscapes, family heritage, and first love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKASE JOHNSTUN\u003c\/b\u003e lives and writes in Ogden, Utah. Author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Grip of Craniosynostosis\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eUtah Reflections: Stories from the Wasatch Front\u003c\/i\u003e, he teaches at the Creative Nonfiction Foundation, the Graduate School in Creative Writing for Southern New Hampshire University, Barton Community College, and Weber State University. His essay collection \u003ci\u003eTortillas for Honkies\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Autumn House Press Nonfiction Award, and his work has been published in \u003ci\u003eLabel Me Latino\/a\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreative Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Watershed Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He holds an MA in Creative Writing and Literature from Kansas State University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Pacific University. You can find him running on the trails of the Rocky Mountains along the face of the Wasatch Front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767989502240,"sku":"9781948814515","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c3d142d3c36125af8eb4573f7b8c2fd6.webp?v=1780322239","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/let-the-wild-grasses-grow-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}