{"product_id":"whiskey-ribbons-9781938235542","title":"Whiskey \u0026 Ribbons","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Summer \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLonglisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in contemporary Louisville, Leesa Cross-Smith's mesmerizing first novel surrounding the death of a police officer is a requiem for marriage, friendship and family, from an author Roxane Gay has called \"a consummate storyteller.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018: \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly, Southern Living, Harper's BAZAAR, The Millions, Electric Lit, Book Riot, BookBub, Chicago Review of Books, POPSUGAR, Refinery29, NYLON\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSheReads\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvi--a classically-trained ballerina--was nine months pregnant when her husband Eamon was killed in the line of duty on a steamy morning in July. Now, it is winter, and Eamon's adopted brother Dalton has moved in to help her raise six-month-old Noah. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhiskey \u0026amp; Ribbons\u003c\/i\u003e is told in three intertwining, melodic voices: Evi in present day, as she's snowed in with Dalton during a freak blizzard; Eamon before his murder, as he prepares for impending fatherhood and grapples with the danger of his profession; and Dalton, as he struggles to make sense of his life next to Eamon's, and as he decides to track down the biological father he's never known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the vein of Jojo Moyes' \u003ci\u003eAfter You, Whiskey \u0026amp; Ribbons\u003c\/i\u003e explores the life that continues beyond loss, with a complicated brotherly dynamic reminiscent of Elizabeth Strout's \u003ci\u003eThe Burgess Boys\u003c\/i\u003e. It's a meditation on grief, hope, motherhood, brotherhood and surrogate fatherhood. Above all, it's a novel about what it means--and whether it's possible--to heal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hub City Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938235542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Leesa Cross-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671316328604,"sku":"9781938235542","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bd168519-fd15-46c5-9fe4-61c0bc5e71aa.jpg?v=1603925076","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/whiskey-ribbons-9781938235542","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}