{"product_id":"the-third-hill-north-of-town-paperback","title":"The Third Hill North of Town - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNoah Bly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the turbulent backdrop of the 1960s, Noah Bly's evocative debut explores prejudice, loss, and redeeming courage through the prism of an unlikely friendship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen fifty-four-year-old Julianna Dapper slips out of a mental hospital in Bangor, Maine, on a June day in 1962, it's with one purpose in mind. Julianna knows she must go back to the tiny farming community in northern Missouri where she was born and raised. It's the place where she and her best friend, Ben Taylor, roamed as children, and where her life's course shifted irrevocably one night long ago. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmbarking on her journey, Julianna meets Elijah Hunter, a shy teenaged African-American boy, and Jon Tate, a young hitchhiker on the run from the law. The three become traveling companions, bound together by quirks of happenstance. And even as the emerging truth about Julianna's past steers them inexorably toward tragedy, their surprising bond may be the means to transform fear and heartache into the strength that finally guides Julianna home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Third Hill North of Town \u003c\/em\u003eis a haunting, imaginative story of human connection and coincidence--a poignant and powerful novel that ripples with wit and heart. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvance Praise For The Third Hill North Of Town\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A brilliant combination of chaos and coincidence. With fresh language and uniquely imperfect characters, Noah Bly weaves a story of a cross-country trek that is both improbable and believable. This fresh, engrossing novel left me convinced of the power of memory, even as it arises from a disturbed mind, and taught me--as Bly promises--the wisdom of faith in the ridiculous.\" --Anna Jean Mayhew, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dry Grass of August\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoah Bly\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Third Hill North of Town\u003c\/i\u003e, was born in Wheatland, Wyoming, in 1972. He now lives in Iowa City, Iowa, with his wife, Sarah, and their son, Willie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 8.31 x 5.63 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761462247712,"sku":"9780758290779","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/68c5d1703b54754b27e8f455ace1e8fe.webp?v=1780208155","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-third-hill-north-of-town-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}