{"product_id":"the-westward-hours-hardcover","title":"The Westward Hours - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDennison Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA dystopian epic of survival and memory in a climate-ravaged America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong after climate change has wiped out millions and reshaped the world, the US has ended in civil war and rule by corporations. A privileged class of oligarchs and their private security units live under climate-controlled domes, while the dispossessed majority struggles to survive.\u003cbr\u003eIn the wastelands of Sacrifice - once the American Southwest - a charismatic brother and sister known in whispers as \"The Twins\" gather an army of the desperate and launch a brief, terrifying insurgency. Decades later, the Reunited States rises again - colder, harder, more religious and more exclusionary than ever.\u003cbr\u003eBut the blazing legacy of the Twins, half-history, half-legend, lingers in surprising ways...\u003cbr\u003eEqual parts futuristic western and literary epic, Dennison Smith's novel confronts what is lost - and what may yet be born.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennison Smith is an award winning author whose previous novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Eye of the Day \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eScavenger\u003c\/i\u003e. In London, where she lived for a number of years before returning to the US, she founded The Baldwin Gallery, which represented contemporary fine art by indigenous North American artists. She has collaborated with institutions such as The National Maritime Museum, Canada House, and The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. Faced with the recent sea change in US politics, she now makes her home in Alentejo, Portugal. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51409405706463,"sku":"9781917569231","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/FEg83m91b9781917569231.webp?v=1789617538","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-westward-hours-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}