{"product_id":"the-latter-half-of-inglorious-years-9780999604236","title":"The Latter Half of Inglorious Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwice named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books, Kirk Ward Robinson is back with \u003cem\u003eThe Latter Half of Inglorious Years\u003c\/em\u003e, his first novel since the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eThe Appalachian\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn untimely death and a mysterious manuscript propel an under-motivated 37-year-old blogger beyond his personal and creative boundaries in a journey that threatens to expose literary secrets as bleak as they are beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoplin Dean doesn't ask much of life. He subsists on income from a mediocre blog while his assertive girlfriend pursues goals that might just leave him behind. His placid existence is upended when a family tragedy reunites him with his estranged younger sister, whose carefree dynamism forces him to question his own sense of self. When Joplin discovers a manuscript left behind by his father, a failed author, both he and his sister are thrust into existential crises. Following divergent paths, they navigate the very nature of creativity and obsession as they are led inexorably toward the identity of their father's mysterious literary ingénue, Clarissa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExactly who is she? And do they really want to know?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Highlandhome\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999604236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kirk Ward Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51299066282165,"sku":"9780999604236","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cf5201cb-63db-4392-a948-83bc16f747ff.jpg?v=1751985172","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-latter-half-of-inglorious-years-9780999604236","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}