{"product_id":"pearce-oysters-9781958506509","title":"Pearce Oysters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePearce Oysters\u003c\/i\u003e, a lush, evocative, finely-drawn debut novel set on the Louisiana coastline during the historic 2010 oil spill, follows the Pearce family, local oyster farmers whose business, family, and livelihood are all on the brink of collapse. Macro factors beyond their control are slaying them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEye-opening, eco-fiction at its best, \u003ci\u003ePearce Oysters\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the grit and beauty of lives lived in an overlooked corner of the American South and the interdependence of nature and man. Diving deep into the bonds of family, culture, community, class, and industry, blazing new talent Joselyn Takacs elevates the voices of her deeply sympathetic characters: Jordan, the reluctant head of his family's storied oyster business; May, his distressed, widowed mother who has her own unexpected drama; and Benny, the beatnik musician brother, who returns from New Orleans to help with the crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by years of her own research, Joselyn's debut novel sparkles as it shines a light on murky waters, old wounds, the power of a family clinging to survival, and the inspiring path through all of it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zibby Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958506509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joselyn Takacs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44087360422069,"sku":"9781958506509","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7c3083a9-f9a9-4727-ad2f-fecf56d9da0a.jpg?v=1714457951","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pearce-oysters-9781958506509","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}