{"product_id":"the-lost-saints-of-tennessee-paperback","title":"The Lost Saints of Tennessee - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Franklin-Willis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePitch-perfect . . . In her powerful debut, Franklin-Willis expertly crafts a Southern novel that stands with genre classics like \u003ci\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBastard out of Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . A measured, slow-burning book, with complex, compelling characters and secrets. A beautiful novel from a talented new author, \u003ci\u003e The Lost Saints of Tennessee \u003c\/i\u003eproves that in great literature, as in life, we must always expect the unexpected.--\u003ci\u003eBookpage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith enormous heart and dazzling agility, debut novelist Amy Franklin-Willis expertly mines the fault lines in one Southern working-class family. Driven by the soulful and intrepid voices of forty-two-year-old Ezekiel Cooper and his mother, Lillian, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Saints of Tennessee\u003c\/i\u003e journeys from the 1940s to the 1980s as it follows Zeke's evolution from anointed son to honorable sibling to unhinged middle-aged man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter Zeke loses his twin brother in a mysterious drowning and his wife to divorce, only ghosts remain in his hometown of Clayton, Tennessee. Zeke makes the decision to leave town in a final attempt to escape his pain, puts his two treasured possessions--a childhood copy of \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e and Tucker, his dead brother's ancient dog--into his truck, and heads east. He leaves behind two young daughters\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eighth-generation Southerner, Amy Franklin-Willis was born in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2007, she received an Emerging Writer Grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation to complete \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Saints of Tennessee\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.amyfranklin-willis.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.32 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757489881376,"sku":"9780802120816","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cb997ba18b4b6edc6192343047fde8cd.webp?v=1780104409","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lost-saints-of-tennessee-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}