{"product_id":"monument-road-paperback","title":"Monument Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlie Quimby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INDIE NEXT LIST SELECTION \u003cbr\u003eA PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BIG INDIE BOOK OF FALL 2013 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart modern western, part mystery, this first novel will appeal to fans of Louise Erdrich and Kent Haruf. Quimby's prose reads so true, it breaks the heart. \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBOOKLIST\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeonard Self has spent a year unwinding his ranch, paying down debts, and fending off \u003ci\u003ethe darkening\u003c\/i\u003e. Just one thing left: taking his wife's ashes to her favorite overlook, where he plans to step off the cliff with her into a stark and beautiful landscape. But Leonard finds he has company on a route that intertwines old wounds and new insights that make him question whether his life is over after all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARLIE QUIMBY\u003c\/b\u003e's writing life has always crossed divides. A playwright turned critic. A protest songwriter who worked for a defense contractor. A blogger about taxpaying and homelessness. He wrote award-winning words for others in \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial World\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the NFL Hall of Fame. Naturally, he splits time between Minneapolis and his native western Colorado. ​\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARLIE QUIMBY\u003c\/b\u003e's writing life has always crossed divides. A playwright turned critic. A protest songwriter who worked for a defense contractor. A blogger about taxpaying and homelessness. He wrote award-winning words for others in \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial World\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the NFL Hall of Fame. Naturally, he splits time between Minneapolis and his native western Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 365\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Colorado Book Award (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769901023520,"sku":"9781937226251","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ca60e4702df1173e64e95fe3f1111280.webp?v=1780359330","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/monument-road-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}