{"product_id":"the-lost-country-hardcover","title":"The Lost Country - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Gay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wonder of Southern Gothic storytelling. --\u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e (Best Southern Books of 2018)\u003cbr\u003e Southern Independent Booksellers Pick, July 2018\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Billy Edgewater is a harbinger of doom. Estranged from his family, discharged from the Navy, and touched by a rising desperation, he sets out hitchhiking home to East Tennessee, where his father is slowly dying.\u003cbr\u003e On the road, separately, are Sudy and Bradshaw, brother and sister, and a one-armed con man named Roosterfish. All, in one way or another, have their pasts and futures embroiled with D.L. Harkness, a predator in all the ways there are. Hounded at every turn by scams, vigilantes, grievous loss, and unspeakable violence, Edgewater navigates the long road home, searching for a place that may be nothing but memory. \u003cbr\u003e Hailed as \"a seemingly effortless storyteller\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \"a writer of striking talent\" by the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, William Gay, with this long-awaited novel, secures his place alongside Faulkner, O'Connor, and McCarthy as one of the greatest novelists in the Southern Gothic tradition.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769804620064,"sku":"9781945814525","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cd45382526ae3ef10d82eeb94e739b38.webp?v=1780357176","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lost-country-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}