{"product_id":"northwest-corner-9780812980516","title":"Northwest Corner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nuanced and moving . . . [a] story about the indestructible bonds of family.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom John Burnham Schwartz, one of the our most compelling and compassionate writers, comes a riveting novel about the complex, fierce, ultimately inspiring resilience of families in the face of life's most difficult and unexpected challenges. Twelve years after a tragic accident and a cover-up that led to prison time, Dwight Arno, at fifty, is a man who has started over without exactly moving on. Living alone in California, Dwight manages a sporting goods store and dates a woman to whom he hasn't revealed the truth about his past. Then Sam, Dwight's estranged college-age son, shows up without warning, fleeing a devastating incident in his own life. As the two men are forced to confront their similar natures and their half-buried hopes for connection, they must also search for redemption in their attempts to rewrite, outrun, or eradicate the past.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eNorthwest Corner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A great American novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--Abraham Verghese\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the most emotionally commanding novels of the year.\"\u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exhilarating . . . In Schwartz's hands, the narrative unfolds delicately, each chapter a puzzle piece that fits seamlessly into the whole. [Grade: ] A.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A compelling tale of a family . . . finding their way back together again.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stark and deeply affecting . . . Readers will grow to care deeply about whether and how [the characters'] lives can be redeemed.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The masterful \u003ci\u003eNorthwest Corner\u003c\/i\u003e is that finest of things--a moral novel about mortal events.\"\u003cb\u003e--Dennis Lehane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812980516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.21w x 0.69d","brand":"John Burnham Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679573307573,"sku":"9780812980516","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/northwest-corner-9780812980516","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}