{"product_id":"q-road-9780743203661","title":"Q Road","description":"\u003cb\u003eCombining the modern-farm-life realities of Jane Smiley's \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Acres\u003c\/i\u003e with the quirky humor and eccentric characters of Carolyn Chute's\u003ci\u003e The Beans of Egypt, Maine, Q Road\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming debut from Bonnie Jo Campbell.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGreenland Township, Michigan: On the same acres where farmers once displaced Potawatomi Indians, suburban developers now supplant farmers and prefab homes spring up in last year's cornfields. All along Q Road--or \"Queer Road,\" as the locals call it--the old, rural life collides weirdly with the new. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a cast of lovingly rendered eccentrics and a powerful sense of place, \u003ci\u003eQ Road \u003c\/i\u003eis a lively tale of nature and human desire that alters the landscape of contemporary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743203661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Bonnie Jo Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924899500213,"sku":"9780743203661","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_aba34a54-9185-4c10-bcc4-d75e9aa2cb00.jpg?v=1687840923","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/q-road-9780743203661","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}