{"product_id":"the-mercy-seat-paperback-1","title":"The Mercy Seat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth H. Winthrop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of his execution, eighteen-year-old Willie Jones sits in his cell in New Iberia awaiting his end. Across the state, a truck driven by a convict and his keeper carries the executioner's chair closer. On a nearby highway, Willie's father Frank lugs a gravestone on the back of his fading, old mule. In his office, the DA who prosecuted Willie reckons with his sentencing, while at their gas station at the crossroads outside of town, married couple Ora and Dale grapple with their grief and their secrets. Moving from voice to voice, Winthrop elegantly brings to stark light the story of a town and its injustices. \u003ci\u003eThe Mercy Seat\u003c\/i\u003e is an intricately layered and incisive novel from one of our most acute literary observers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth H. Winthrop \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of three novels: \u003ci\u003eFireworks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDecember, \u003c\/i\u003eand, \u003ci\u003eThe Why of Things\u003c\/i\u003e She was the recipient of the Schaeffer Writing Fellowship at the University of California at Irvine where she earned her MFA. She lives with her husband and daughter in Massachusetts, where she is Assistant Professor of English\/Creative Writing at Endicott College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757516587296,"sku":"9780802129611","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/265e881623c567901aa1147eb3ddb6ad.webp?v=1780104828","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mercy-seat-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}