{"product_id":"black-river-9780544570238","title":"Black River","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next Title - An Indies Introduce Title - Long-listed for the 2015 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Impressive . . .  A] tough, honest novel by a surprisingly wise young writer.\" -- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A complex and powerful story--put \u003ci\u003eBlack River\u003c\/i\u003e on the must-read list.\" --\u003ci\u003e Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wes Carver returns to his hometown--Black River, Montana--with two things: his wife's ashes and a letter from the parole board. The convict who once held him hostage during a prison riot is up for release. For years, Wes earned his living as a corrections officer and found his joy playing the fiddle. But the riot shook Wes's faith and robbed him of his music; now he must decide if his attacker should walk free. With \"lovely rhythms, spare language, tenderness, and flashes of rage\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e), S. M. Hulse shows us the heart and darkness of an American town, and one man's struggle to find forgiveness in the wake of evil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Artful . . . Hulse evokes the Montana landscape in lyrical, vivid prose.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hulse believes that grace happens in a look between two people, or a moment of holding back. A powerful elegy.\" --\u003ci\u003e Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544570238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.70d","brand":"S. M. Hulse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026628563125,"sku":"9780544570238","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8fa86887-79a8-4734-bd7f-3be4cf1559b7.jpg?v=1609190925","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/black-river-9780544570238","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}