{"product_id":"in-the-fall-9780802121981","title":"In the Fall","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Majestic . . . epic . . . vital . . . a necessary piece in a uniquely American mosaic.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Right from the start of this engrossing family saga, you know that you're in the hands of a storyteller who knows just where he's going. . . . You can hear echoes of Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy in Lent's prose. But the presiding geniuses of this dark novel's painterly, poetic scenes are Robert Frost and the artist Winslow Homer . . . flint-eyed Yankees who never saw a paradise that didn't have a snake.\"--\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA national bestseller and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e notable book, now in Grove Press paperback for the first time, \u003ci\u003eIn the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly layered epic that conjures the history of three generations of an American family and the dark secrets that blister at its core. At the close of the Civil War, Norman Pelham, son of a Vermont farmer, is found wounded by Leah, an escaped slave harboring a devastating secret. The two become lovers as Leah nurses Norman back to health, and journey north together as man and wife. Their son forsakes the family for the anonymous world of bootlegging and nightclubs, but long-buried truths come to light when their grandson is driven to retrace his history and disentangle his complicated inheritance. Spanning the post-Civil War era to the edge of the Great Depression, \u003ci\u003eIn the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e is a fierce, gripping vision of an American landscape and history, and an unforgettable portrait of an American family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A stunning success . . . Builds like a thunderstorm coming over the horizon.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1699414\"\u003eJeffrey Lent\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802121981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802121985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey Lent is the author of four novels: \u003ci\u003eAfter You've Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Peculiar Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLost Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a national best seller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44457181577453,"sku":"9780802121981","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_dd0e446e-2642-457d-837a-8320c7050202.jpg?v=1700415600","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/in-the-fall-9780802121981","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}