{"product_id":"the-quickening-9781590513460","title":"The Quickening","description":"\u003cb\u003eA July 2010 Indie Next Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnidina Current and Mary Morrow live on neighboring farms in the flat, hard country of the upper Midwest during the early 1900s. This hardscrabble life comes easily to some, like Eddie, who has never wanted more than the land she works and the animals she raises on it with her husband, Frank. But for the deeply religious Mary, farming is an awkward living and at odds with her more cosmopolitan inclinations. Still, Mary creates a clean and orderly home life for her stormy husband, Jack, and her sons, while she adapts to the isolation of a rural town through the inspiration of a local preacher. She is the first to befriend Eddie in a relationship that will prove as rugged as the ground they walk on. Despite having little in common, Eddie and Mary need one another for survival and companionship. But as the Great Depression threatens, the delicate balance of their reliance on one another tips, pitting neighbor against neighbor, exposing the dark secrets they hide from one another, and triggering a series of disquieting events that threaten to unravel not only their friendship but their families as well.\u003cbr\u003e In this luminous and unforgettable debut, Michelle Hoover explores the polarization of the human soul in times of hardship and the instinctual drive for self-preservation by whatever means necessary. \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eQuickening \u003c\/i\u003estands as a novel of lyrical precision and historical consequence, reflecting the resilience and sacrifices required even now in our modern troubled times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor information, tour dates, and reading group resources, visit www.michellehoover.net.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590513460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.56w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Indies Choice Book Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/10\/2010 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/30\/2010 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michelle Hoover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132926165173,"sku":"9781590513460","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_da464df5-c7c4-4717-a279-f8dd050dead0.jpg?v=1695135925","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-quickening-9781590513460","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}