{"product_id":"the-marble-orchard-9781935439998","title":"The Marble Orchard","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn engrossing and tragic literary thriller that evokes the sinister realism of Cormac McCarthy and the inescapable family bonds of Daniel Woodrell, \u003ci\u003eThe Marble Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Beam, the black sheep of the Sheetmire family, a large and entrenched rural Kentucky clan. Beam finds himself on the run after killing a man who was trying to rob him, a man who turns out to be the son of Loat Duncan, a powerful local businessman and cold-blooded killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Loat--who is hiding a devastating secret about Beam's past--and Elvis, the local sheriff, hot on his trail, Beam leads a nomadic existence as he descends deeper into his own heart of darkness, slipping from one place to the next, each more mysterious than the last. The people he meets during his journey--an enigmatic trucker dressed in a suit, a cemetery-dwelling Good Samaritan, an armless brothel owner--are pieces of a puzzle that hold the key to Beam's past, as well as his possible future salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e holds an MFA from the University of Mississippi and has taught creative writing at Western Kentucky University and McNeese State University. His debut collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Nearest River\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to great critical acclaim in 2010. Taylor has received the Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award for Appalachian Writing, the Barry Hannah Prize for Fiction, and the Eric Hoffer Award in General Fiction. His stories have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eOxford American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Warrior Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarolina Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGreensboro Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He hails from Rosine, Kentucky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ig Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935439998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/09\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alex Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39638021800117,"sku":"9781935439998","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fe5acd02-7f11-4dcb-9eb1-3ad6f132b0c6.jpg?v=1617679903","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-marble-orchard-9781935439998","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}