{"product_id":"heartbroke-9781646221271","title":"Heartbroke","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of Godshot and \"a pitch-perfect ventriloquist of extraordinary talent and ferocity\" (T Kira Madden) comes a defining book of Californian stories where everyone is seeking or sabotaging love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnited by the stark and sprawling landscapes of California's Central Valley, the characters of \u003ci\u003eHeartbroke\u003c\/i\u003e boil with reckless desire. A woman steals a baby from a shelter in an attempt to recoup her own lost motherhood. A phone-sex operator sees divine opportunity when a lavender-eyed cowboy walks into her life. A mother and a son selling dream catchers along a highway that leads to a toxic beach manifest two young documentary filmmakers into their realm. And two teenage girls play a dangerous online game with destiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeartbroke\u003c\/i\u003e brims over with each character's attempt to salvage grace where they can find it. Told in bright, snapping prose that reveals a world of loss and love underneath, Chelsea Bieker brilliantly illuminates a golden yet gothic world of longing and abandonment under an unrelenting California sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646221271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Bieker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41596176957621,"sku":"9781646221271","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_183d91b0-6376-454a-a585-ec16eb1d108b.jpg?v=1644334080","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/heartbroke-9781646221271","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}