{"product_id":"true-north-9780802142061","title":"True North","description":"An epic tale that pits a son against the legacy of his family's desecration of the earth, and his own father's more personal violations, Jim Harrison's \u003ci\u003eTrue North\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful and moving novel that speaks to the territory in our hearts that calls us back to our roots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe scion of a family of wealthy timber barons, David Burkett has grown up with a father who is a malevolent force and a mother made vague and numb by alcohol and pills. He and his sister Cynthia, a firecracker who scandalizes the family at fourteen by taking up with the son of their Finnish-Native American gardener, are mostly left to make their own way. As David comes to adulthood-often guided and enlightened by the unforgettable, intractable, courageous women he loves-he realizes he must come to terms with his forefathers' rapacious destruction of the woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, as well as the working people who made their wealth possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJim Harrison has given us a family tragedy of betrayal, amends, and justice for the worst sins. \u003ci\u003eTrue North\u003c\/i\u003e is a bravura performance from one of our finest writers, accomplished with deep humanity, humor, and redemptive soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802142061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan Notable Books - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2005 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jim Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643440885916,"sku":"9780802142061","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b330b83d-622e-4095-83a4-4755299e4ae3.jpg?v=1603856622","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/true-north-9780802142061","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}