{"product_id":"the-painters-of-lexieville-paperback","title":"The Painters of Lexieville - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLexieville, Arkansas, can hardly be called a real town. It's nothing but a jumble of unpainted shotgun shacks squatting at the end of a muddy, rutted road. To Pertrisha \"Pert\" Lexie, that road is like a sign, a warning that there's no welcome for outsiders who might venture into Lexieville, and little chance of her getting out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePert's mother, Truly, had dreams once upon a time, but now they're worn threadbare as a hand-me-down quilt. Pert's brother, Jobe, a high-school dropout, appears to be trapped in Lexieville, too. Only Pert is still determined to shake the dust of Lexieville off her feet and put on a new life like a bright, fresh coat of paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith only a few self-defense classes, an occasional helping hand from a county welfare worker, and her own fierce dreams to aid her, Pert fights to overcome the suffocating fatalism of generations and to fend off the violent advances of a bitter uncle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50597406703839,"sku":"9780998687810","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/NzVkxc0PTy9780998687810.webp?v=1784868044","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-painters-of-lexieville-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}