{"title":"Lee Cole","description":"LEE COLE was born and grew up in rural Kentucky. He is the author of the novel Groundskeeping. A recent graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he now lives in Philadelphia.","products":[{"product_id":"fulfillment-hardcover","title":"Fulfillment - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eGroundskeeping \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a searing family drama set in Kentucky where the homecoming of two half-brothers--successful Joel with his restless wife Alice, and struggling Emmett--ignites a clash of ambitions and desires, exposing raw truths about class, privilege, and happiness in the American South.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFulfillment\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of two half brothers--Joel, a successful academic and author, whose marriage is in deep trouble, and his younger sibling, Emmett, paralyzed by indecision and working in a shipping warehouse--who find themselves at their family home in Kentucky and upend each other's lives in devastating ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween them is Alice, Joel's wife, a wry, passionate young woman whose dream of a small farm feels unattainable, and whose longing for a more authentic life collides with Emmett's hunger for connection and desire to escape a sense of burgeoning failure. As the chemistry between them escalates, the family is plunged into a violent crucible, each character brought to the precipice of immutable catastrophe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncisive, poignant, gorgeously crafted, Lee Cole's haunting novel about class, privilege, brotherhood, and the American South asks whether people can change, and at what cost, and what it takes to build a life of fulfillment and meaning.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103235018975,"sku":"9780593802861","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ZufS6Q-z609780593802861.webp?v=1781090542"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/lee-cole.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}