{"product_id":"the-illusion-of-simple-9781609388317","title":"The Illusion of Simple","description":"In a dry Kansas riverbed, a troop of young girls finds a human hand. This discovery leads Billy Spire, the tough and broken sheriff of Ewing County, to investigate and confront the depths of his community and of himself: the racism, the dying economy, the lies and truths of friendship, grievances of the past and present, and even his own injured marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But like any town where people still breathe, there is also love and hope and the possibility of redemption. To flyover folks, Ewing County appears nothing more than a handful of empty streets amid crop circles and the meandering, depleted Arkansas River. But the truth of this place--the interwoven lives and stories--is anything but simple. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609388317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272","brand":"Charles Forrest Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41968391946421,"sku":"9781609388317","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0956ede4-1adf-421f-9136-699af191322c.jpg?v=1647957586","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-illusion-of-simple-9781609388317","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}