{"product_id":"skywater-9781504032933","title":"Skywater","description":"\"Brand X and his fellow coyotes . . . are meticulously observed in the desert environment that Ms. Popham seems to know like her backyard. And so are the people of this fable-old Hallie and Albert . . . and the several varmint-hunters, callous or alcoholic or both. There is a parable of how we might relate to the creatures that share the world with us; and a parable of dreams versus realty; and a parable of home, of known territory with its comparative safety; and a parable of making the best of a world short of everything. The people and the creatures of Ms. Popham's fable are right, they belong, and they mean.\" -Wallace Stegner \"This spare and affecting novel has the precision and the stinging sweetness of a fable. A wonderful book.\" -Thomas McGuane \"Refreshing . . . Life-affirming . . . The first book I've read in a long time that left me with teary eyes at the end.\"-The San Diego Tribune \"Captivating . . . The animals' arduous westward journey down the Colorado River to the Gulf suggests a coyote world view that is subtly sustained by their mysterious ways.\" -Publishers Weekly \"With dramatic urgency and imaginative tenderness, Melinda Popham has given the world a painful, poetic, and delightfully unpredictable story that pulsates with hope and healing meaning.\" -Al Young, California Poet Laureate Emeritus \"Rich with poetic resonance.\" -Los Angeles Times Book Review \"Evoking a rich sense of place and animal behavior,  Popham] lets us see through very different eyes.\" -The Seattle Times \"A daring and visionary tale.  Popham] dares to tell us what a coyote thinks and sees and feels and dreams. . . . A hero of the classic kind-a furry, howling, water-seeking version of the Hero with a Thousand Faces.\" -James D. Houston \"Masterful . . . Astonishing . . . Remarkable . . . Put down the latest technothriller and bask awhile in the descriptive prose of Skywater.\" -L.A. Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Distribution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504032933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.51d","brand":"Melinda Worth Popham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655183823004,"sku":"9781504032933","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_81905ee9-0c8b-4ecf-9a36-ffdba9febebc.jpg?v=1603884940","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/skywater-9781504032933","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}