{"product_id":"the-hour-of-lead-paperback","title":"The Hour of Lead - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Holbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonesome Animals\u003c\/i\u003e was named as a Best Book of 2012 by both \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, a literary debut sparking with beautiful language set against the rugged landscape of 1920s Washington state. Holbert returns with The Hour of Lead, an epic family novel and coming of age story that is once again imbibed with the mythology of the west. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter losing both his twin and his father in a brutal, unexpected snowstorm, Matt Lawson must take over the family ranch. As his mother disappears into grief, Matt learns the hardest lesson the west has to teach: he is on his own. The necessity of work stabilizes young Matt against the pitfalls of first love with Wendy, the daughter of a local grocer, and their ragged end will sent Matt on a journey across the county, leaving Wendy to tend the ranch with local schoolteacher Linda Jefferson and her unwieldy son Lucky. It will take decades for Matt to learn his way back home, and that long journey will have great impact on all of those around him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInvoking the same beautiful landscape and language of his critically-acclaimed debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Hour of Lead\u003c\/i\u003e is a wider, more expansive novel, less violent but just as affecting, another important contribution to the literature of the west.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Holbert\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Iowa Review, Hotel Amerika, Other Voices, The Antioch Review, Crab Creek Review, West Wind Review, Cairn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Bruce Holbert grew up on the Columbia River in the shadow of the Grand Coulee and a stone's throw from the Okanogan Mountains. His great-grandfather was an Indian scout and among the first settlers of the Grand Coulee.\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 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758633189664,"sku":"9781619025509","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ae2e1137f74b522d4300f66eb59ec4d8.webp?v=1780131101","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-hour-of-lead-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}