{"title":"John Manuel","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"hope-valley-paperback","title":"Hope Valley - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHurley Cates, the 70-year-old protagonist of \u003cem\u003eHope Valley, \u003c\/em\u003eis a retired factory worker who lives with his wife, Opal, on a hilltop farm on the edge of Durham, NC. Durham in the 1980s is undergoing rapid change from dying Southern factory town to a land of opportunity for new age entrepreneurs and unconventional youth. Hurley is determined to hold on to the heart of his world--his pristine farm with its 5-acre lawn and the house he built for his hapless son, Buddy. But when Buddy sells the house to a young female couple, Hurley's world threatens to unravel. He intends to tell the new neighbors how life is done on \"the hill,\" but when he knocks on their door, Hurley is the one who is forever changed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHurley becomes enamored of the beautiful Renata and intrigued with Danny, whose Southern farm upbringing gives her skills rivaling his own. The women, in turn, delight in Hurley's sense of humor and his homespun philosophy. Shy Opal feels left out of this triangle, but even she finds a place when Renata gives birth to a mixed-race child. Then, a storm hits the hill, leading to the death of a loved one. Finger-pointing and guilt threaten hard-earned friendships and marriages. Those who survive do so with a new-found sense of humility and grace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHope Valley is a parable about overcoming the urban\/rural, straight\/unconventional, white\/multiracial divide that besets modern America. Only by listening to each other and learning to forgive do the characters gain an acceptance of each other and of themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67575228039391,"sku":"9780998111209","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/xFqUJt2S0j9780998111209.webp?v=1790373163"},{"product_id":"the-lower-canyons-paperback","title":"The Lower Canyons - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobbie Ducharme is pursuing his dream, leading clients in canoes down the remote Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande on the Texas\/Mexico border. Newly-divorced Janey Hart decides Robbie's week-long trip will be just the thing to help her bond with her distant teenaged daughter. Others find themselves fording these treacherous waters for even greater stakes. Fifteen-year-old Sayda Pacheco is fleeing the gang violence of Honduras, hoping to start a new life in the U.S. Meanwhile, vigilante, Danny Gallagher, aims to stop any \"illegals\" from crossing the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a drama reminiscent of Deliverance, all these characters collide on the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande. Stripped of all that is familiar, each person's inner nature is revealed, for better and for worse. Within its magnificent walls, The Lower Canyons captures the personal and political trials of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67577368346847,"sku":"9780998111230","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/uoIuyEj73Q9780998111230.webp?v=1790391385"},{"product_id":"solitario-the-lonely-one-paperback","title":"Solitario: The Lonely One - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA changing climate brings heavy rains to West Texas and gives river guide, Robbie Ducharme, the opportunity to take his clients down a never-before-run desert arroyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe landscape they enter, the people they encounter, and the relics they find, give these modern-day explorers the thrill of a lifetime. They also threaten Robbie's relationship with the woman he loves and the life of the assistant he admires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Solitario-The Lonely One, John Manuel asks if we are right to be bold with our lives and the lives of others when the potential rewards are great - or are we venturing where we should not tread?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67577891061983,"sku":"9781639882830","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/oGn-cIIyvr9781639882830.webp?v=1790398452"},{"product_id":"in-pursuit-of-the-giant-sable-antelope-paperback","title":"In Pursuit of the Giant Sable Antelope - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEighteen-year-old Walker Scoville is in the midst of a safari in Southern Africa when his tour leader, Cecil Covington, catches wind of the sighting of a rare and beautiful antelope on the volatile border between Namibia and Angola.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the looming threat of war between the two countries, and hoping to secure a measure of fame, Cecil decides to reroute the group in pursuit of this never-before-photographed creature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalker, along with his four fellow travelers and their African driver, embarks on an increasingly perilous journey, confronted by the harsh realities of nature and the profound societal changes sweeping through Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67580106244319,"sku":"9798891323667","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/E05d56iAtm9798891323667.webp?v=1790419937"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/john-manuel.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}