{"product_id":"postcards-paperback","title":"Postcards - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnie Proulx\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx's first novel, \u003ci\u003ePostcards, \u003c\/i\u003e tells the mesmerizing tale of Loyal Blood, who misspends a lifetime running from a crime so terrible that it renders him forever incapable of touching a woman. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBrokeback Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003ePostcards, \u003c\/i\u003e the tale of the Blood family, New England farmers who must confront the twentieth century--and their own extinction. As the family slowly disintegrates, its members struggle valiantly against the powerful forces of loneliness and necessity, seeking a sense of home and place forever lost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoyal Blood, eldest son, is forced to abandon the farm when he takes his lover's life, thus beginning a quintessentially American odyssey of solitude and adventure. Yearning for love, yet forced by circumstance to be always alone, Loyal comes to symbolize the alienation and frustration behind the American dream.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnie Proulx is the author of nine books, including the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Shipping News\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBarkskins\u003c\/i\u003e, and the story collection \u003ci\u003eClose Range\u003c\/i\u003e. Her many honors include a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, the Irish Times International Fiction Prize, and a PEN\/Faulkner award. Her story \"Brokeback Mountain,\" which originally appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, was made into an Academy Award-winning film. \u003ci\u003eFen, Bog, and Swamp \u003c\/i\u003eis her second work of nonfiction. She lives in New Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.42 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e PEN\/Faulkner Award (1993)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761566679328,"sku":"9780684800875","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6948d40d878d7bc5678691d2790c5a32.webp?v=1780210662","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/postcards-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}