{"product_id":"news-from-heaven-paperback","title":"News from Heaven - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Haigh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNews from Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e, Jennifer Haigh--bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eFaith\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Condition\u003c\/em\u003e--returns to the territory of her acclaimed novel \u003cem\u003eBaker Towers \u003c\/em\u003ewith a collection of short stories set in and around the fictionalized coal-mining town of Bakerton, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring themes of restlessness, regret, redemption and acceptance, Jennifer Haigh depicts men and women of different generations shaped by dreams and haunted by disappointments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanet Maslin of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e has called Haigh's Bakerton stories \"utterly, entrancingly alive on the page,\" comparable to Richard Russo's \u003cem\u003eEmpire Falls\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Haigh returns to the vividly imagined world of Bakerton, Pennsylvania, a coal-mining town that has been rocked by decades of painful transition. From its heyday during two world wars through its slow decline, Bakerton is a town that refuses to give up gracefully, binding succeeding generations to the place that made them. With a revolving cast of characters, these stories explore how our roots--the families and places in which we are raised--shape the people we eventually become.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer Haigh returns to the vividly imagined world of Bakerton, Pennsylvania, a coal-mining town that has been rocked by decades of painful transition. From its heyday during two world wars through its slow decline, Bakerton is a town that refuses to give up gracefully, binding succeeding generations to the place that made them. With a revolving cast of characters, these stories explore how our roots--the families and places in which we are raised--shape the people we eventually become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.08 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749183455520,"sku":"9780060889630","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/031f8029e0d6c9e439bfe72e98bf5015.webp?v=1779925769","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/news-from-heaven-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}