{"product_id":"greasewood-creek-paperback","title":"Greasewood Creek - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with the precision of Cynthia Ozick and the blunt passion of Alice Munro, this riveting story takes place on a landscape--the deserts of Eastern Oregon--itself a deeply important character in this remarkable first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvery is no stranger to the weight of loss, the way it shapes and defines the expanse of a life. The death of her sister, when Avery was just a child herself, engulfed her and her family--a mother driven mad, a father who disappeared, and all the while, neighbors and friends ignoring and surviving. The loss shades Avery's full being, becoming a deep part of her past and her future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a young woman, Avery's life in Eastern Oregon ranch country is filled with an acquired family: her partner Davis Lovell, a ranch hand and father figure; Lennie, Lovell's daughter; and Davis's grandparents. When Avery suffers the loss of her and Davis's newborn child, it triggers and revives in her a familiar sense of guilt, one she has carried since childhood over the disintegration of her family.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102823289055,"sku":"9781582437705","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/6fXUa7kSmM9781582437705.webp?v=1781087422","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/greasewood-creek-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}