{"product_id":"earl-in-the-yellow-shirt-novel-a-9780060928988","title":"Earl in the Yellow Shirt: Novel, a","description":"From a new literary star and acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003ePawpaw Patch, Necessary Lies \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDark of the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e comes the haunting and poignant novel of a family in crisis, set in the backwoods of Georgia.\u003cp\u003eMeet the Scurvy family, an impoverished clan who are the scourge of their small white-trash community. Mother has died in childbirth, leaving behind her newborn and four uneducated children. Father, a toothless and slothful man, cannot muster the money for her funeral. Their 15-year-old daughter, the only girl among three brothers, realizes that the newborn infant is now hers to raise; something that will finally put meaning into her life. And the brothers find themselves enlisted by the town's corrupt bigwig to run moonshine -- a risky venture, but the only way they'll be able to earn the money to bury their mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a powerful voice unique to Daugharty, \u003cem\u003eEarl in the Yellow Shirt\u003c\/em\u003e is narrated in alternating chapters by each of the main characters, their voices corning to the story with different nuances of hope and despair. It is a compelling work that solidifies Daugharty's versatile storytelling talents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060928988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.66w x 0.69d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Janice Daugharty","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990804988085,"sku":"9780060928988","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0dcfecfc-e7c1-4c7e-81f9-1738ded5df0b.jpg?v=1762837816","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/earl-in-the-yellow-shirt-novel-a-9780060928988","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}