{"product_id":"the-willow-field-paperback","title":"The Willow Field - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Kittredge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter numerous essays, short stories and the heralded memoir \u003ci\u003eA Hole in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, William Kittredge gives us a debut novel that ratifies his standing as a leading writer of the American West. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRossie Benasco's horseback existence begins at age 15 and culminates in a thousand-mile drive of more than 200 head of horses through the Rockies into Calgary. It's a journey that leads him, ultimately, to Eliza Stevenson and a passion so powerful, his previously unfocused life gains clarity and purpose. From the settlers, cowboys, and gamblers who opened up this country to the landholders and politicians who ran it, this is an epic tale of love and wide open spaces that stretches over the grand canvas of the twentieth-century West.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Kittredge\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHole in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir; two collections of essays, \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Generosity \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOwning It All\u003c\/i\u003e; and two collections of stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Van Gogh Fields \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWe Are Not in This Together\u003c\/i\u003e. With Annick Smith, he edited \u003ci\u003eThe Last Best Place: A Montana Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. A co-producer of the movie \u003ci\u003eA River Runs Through It\u003c\/i\u003e, he grew up on his family ranch in Oregon, studied at Oregon State University and the University of Iowa, and was Regents Professor at the University of Montana for decades. He lives in Montana but travels widely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.02 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 09, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749389926688,"sku":"9781400034123","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4901957035c38da34fef951bb07e483d.webp?v=1779931747","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-willow-field-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}