{"product_id":"the-exact-nature-of-our-wrongs-9781250293756","title":"The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Library of Virginia's Emyl Jenkins Sexton Literary Award for Fiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A brilliantly moving and unforgettable novel.\" - Jill McCorkle, author of\u003ci\u003e Life After Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanet Peery's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe River Beyond the World, \u003c\/i\u003e was a National Book Award finalist in 1996. Acclaimed for her gorgeous writing and clear-eyed gaze into the hearts of people, Peery now returns with her second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Exact Nature of Our Wrongs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a summer evening in the blue-collar town of Amicus, Kansas, the Campbell family gathers for a birthday dinner for their ailing patriarch, retired judge Abel Campbell, prepared and hosted by their still-hale mother Hattie. But when Billy, the youngest sibling--with a history of addiction, grand ideas, and misdemeanors--passes out in his devil's food cake, the family takes up the unfinished business of Billy's sobriety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilly's wayward adventures have too long consumed their lives, in particular Hattie's, who has enabled his transgressions while trying to save him from Abel's disappointment. As the older children--Doro, Jesse, ClairBell, and Gideon--contend with their own troubles, they compete for the approval of the elderly parents they adore, but can't quite forgive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith knowing humor and sure-handed storytelling, Janet Peery reveals a family at its best and worst, with old wounds and new, its fractures and feuds, and yet its unbreakable bonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250293756\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 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Janet Peery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38016780763317,"sku":"9781250293756","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ea3cd65e-3a1a-4073-91ac-0fc4dd8675fb.jpg?v=1609160928","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-exact-nature-of-our-wrongs-9781250293756","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}