{"product_id":"the-gulf-9781555978341","title":"The Gulf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious send-up of writing workshops, for-profit education, and the gulf between believers and nonbelievers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarianne is in a slump: barely able to support herself by teaching, not making progress on her poetry, about to lose her Brooklyn apartment. When her novelist ex-fianc , Eric, and his venture capitalist brother, Mark, offer her a job directing a low-residency school for Christian writers at a motel they've inherited on Florida's Gulf Coast, she can't come up with a reason to say no. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Genesis Inspirational Writing Ranch is born, and liberal, atheist Marianne is soon knee-deep in applications from writers whose political and religious beliefs she has always opposed but whose money she's glad to take. Janine is a schoolteacher whose heartfelt poems explore the final days of Terri Schiavo's life. Davonte is a former R\u0026amp;B superstar who hopes to reboot his career with a bestselling tale of excess and redemption. Lorraine and Tom, eccentric writers in need of paying jobs, join the Ranch as instructors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark finds an investor in God's Word God's World, a business that develops for-profit schools for the Christian market, but the conditions that come along with their support become increasingly problematic, especially as Marianne grows closer to the students. As unsavory allegations mount, a hurricane bears down on the Ranch, and Marianne is faced with the consequences of her decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sharp humor and deep empathy, \u003ci\u003eThe Gulf\u003c\/i\u003e is a memorable debut novel in which Belle Boggs plumbs the troubled waters dividing America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555978341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019 pg. 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2019 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Belle Boggs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44637546119349,"sku":"9781555978341","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_759c320a-d2de-4ccf-a455-e7463ed2b28e.jpg?v=1726582146","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gulf-9781555978341","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}