{"product_id":"american-rust-9780385527521","title":"American Rust","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe debut novel from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Son\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e which is now an AMC original TV series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in a beautiful but economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Rust\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel of the lost American dream and the desperation--as well as the acts of friendship, loyalty, and love--that arise from its loss. From local bars to trainyards to prison, it is the story of two young men, bound to the town by family, responsibility, inertia, and the beauty around them, who dream of a future beyond the factories and abandoned homes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeft alone to care for his aging father after his mother commits suicide and his sister escapes to Yale, Isaac English longs for a life beyond his hometown. But when he finally sets out to leave for good, accompanied by his temperamental best friend, former high school football star Billy Poe, they are caught up in a terrible act of violence that changes their lives forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvoking John Steinbeck's novels of restless lives during the Great Depression, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Rust\u003c\/i\u003e takes us into the contemporary American heartland at a moment of profound unrest and uncertainty about the future. It is a dark but lucid vision, a moving novel about the bleak realities that battle our desire for transcendence and the power of love and friendship to redeem us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewsweek's list of \"Best. Books. Ever\"\u003cbr\u003eA Washington Post Top Ten Book of 2009\u003cbr\u003eA New York Times Notable Book of 2009\u003cbr\u003eAn Economist Best Book of 2009\u003cbr\u003eA Kansas City Star Top 100 book of 2009\u003cbr\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette's Best Books of 2009\u003cbr\u003eIdaho Statesman's Best Books of 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spiegel \u0026amp; Grau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385527521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.40w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/03\/2010 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philipp Meyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636814114972,"sku":"9780385527521","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_00d8f040-86c9-435f-b605-eecb37bbda5d.jpg?v=1603843032","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-rust-9780385527521","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}