{"product_id":"the-bright-forever-9780307209863","title":"The Bright Forever","description":"\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - A \"cleanly written [and] artful . . . page-turner\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) about a nine-year-old girl's disappearance and the lasting impact it has on her close-knit community\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Compelling . . . both harrowing and deeply felt.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets out on her bicycle to return some library books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis simple act is at the heart of \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Forever\u003c\/i\u003e, a suspenseful, moving novel about the choices people make that change their lives forever. Playing fact, speculation, and contradiction off one another as the details unfold, Lee Martin creates a fast-paced story that's as gripping as it is richly human. His beautiful, clear-eyed, spartan prose builds to an extremely nuanced portrayal of the complicated give and take among people struggling to maintain their humanity in the shadow of loss. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMemorable for its perceptions and power, \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Forever \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating and emotional tale about the human need to know even the hardest truths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16153747\"\u003eLee Martin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.16w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307209863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307209865\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-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\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-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | 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-FIC008000\"\u003eSagas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Martin \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eThe Bright Forever\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eQuakertown\u003c\/i\u003e, the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Least You Need to Know\u003c\/i\u003e, and the memoirs \u003ci\u003eFrom Our House\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTurning Bones\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, a Lawrence Foundation Award, the Glenna Luschei Prize, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Martin lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he directs the creative writing program at The Ohio State University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48454631129325,"sku":"9780307209863","price":20.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_9654a675-d0aa-4748-931d-a7f8759745f4.jpg?v=1753503222","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-bright-forever-9780307209863","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}