{"product_id":"jewelweed-a-novel-9781571311009","title":"Jewelweed: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a masterful storyteller  comes a Midwestern epic that illuminates the majestic in the commonplace.  When David Rhodes burst onto the American literary scene in the 1970s  he was hailed as a brilliant visionary (John Gardner)  and compared to Sherwood Anderson and Marilynne Robinson. In Driftless  his most accomplished work yet (Joseph Kanon)  Rhodes brought Words  WI  to life in a way that resonated with readers across the country. Now with Jewelweed  this beloved author returns to the same out-of-the-way hamlet and introduces a cast of characters who all find themselves charged with overcoming the burdens left by the past  sometimes with the help of peach preserves or pie.  After serving time for a dubious conviction  Blake Bookchester is paroled and returns home. The story of Blakes hometown is one of challenge  change  and redemption  of outsiders and of limitations  and simultaneously one of supernatural happenings and of great love. Each of Rhodess charactersflawed  deeply human  and ultimately universalapproach the future with a combination of hope and trepidation  increasingly mindful of the importance of community to their individual lives. Rich with a sense of empathy and wonder  Jewelweed offers a vision in which the ordinary becomes mythical.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279968264245,"sku":"ByrdShop_1571311009","price":27.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781571311009.jpg?v=1780616856","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/jewelweed-a-novel-9781571311009","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}