{"product_id":"the-land-9781641293143","title":"The Land","description":"\u003cb\u003eA story of violence at the heart of a pastoral landscape, from the author of Indie Next pick and All Iowa Reads selection \u003ci\u003eLittle Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecovering from a terrible auto accident just before the turn of the millennium, college dropout and hobbyist computer-game programmer Lucien Swenson becomes the caretaker of a house in northern Minnesota. Shortly after moving in, Lucien sets out to find a woman with whom he had an affair, who vanished along with money stolen from the bank where they had worked together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His search will take him to Rose of Sharon, a white supremacist church deep in the wilderness, where a cabal of outcasts awaits the end of the world at a place they call The Land. Lucien is visited at the house by a mysterious guest, who may not be who she claims, as well as a vast flock of violent ravens out of an apocalyptic vision. At once a mystery and spiritual noir, \u003ci\u003eThe Land \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the dark side of belief, entrenched white supremacy in the Heartland, the uniquely American obsession with end times, and the sacrifices we make for those we love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641293143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Thomas Maltman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40843633295541,"sku":"9781641293143","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_36b52083-a2ad-411a-b4b4-9e4a9368d4e1.jpg?v=1629808994","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-land-9781641293143","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}