{"product_id":"norwood-9780879517038","title":"Norwood","description":"\u003cb\u003e \" Charles Portis] understood, and conveyed, the grain of America, in ways that may prove valuable in future to historians trying to understand what was decent about us as a nation.\" --Donna Tartt, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOut of the American neon desert of Roller Dromes, chili parlors, country music, and girls who want \"to live in a trailer and play records all night\" comes ex-marine and troubadour Norwood Pratt. \u003c\/b\u003eSent on a mission to New York he gets involved in a wild journey that takes him in and out of stolen cars, freight trains, and buses. By the time he returns home to Texas, Norwood has met his true love, Rita Lee, on a bus; befriended the second shortest midget in show business and \"the world's smallest perfect fat man\"; and helped Joann \"the chicken with a college education,\" realize her true potential in life. As with all Portis' fiction, the tone is cool, sympathetic, and funny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879517038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/1999 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1999 pg. 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/10\/1999 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/1999 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Charles Portis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645601411228,"sku":"9780879517038","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e512c726-d3a2-4917-ab28-d4597d801503.jpg?v=1603861569","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/norwood-9780879517038","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}