{"product_id":"black-mountain-breakdown-paperback","title":"Black Mountain Breakdown - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Girls\u003c\/i\u003e presents one of her most compelling novels, acclaimed by Anne Tyler, Annie Dillard, and more... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverywhere about her, from the traffic on Highway 460 to the river that's gone black with coal dust, Crystal Spangler sees a current flowing from the mountain town of Black Rock into the wider world. As a teenager, she is elected beauty queen, gets good grades, and-despite her many enviable qualities-manages also to be well-loved. Everyone knows that she is destined to leave town and do great things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd she does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no one expects her return; drawn back home by some sort of memory, as if the current that had taken her away had changed its mind...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Smith\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Grundy, VA. She is author of many novels, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Last Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eGuests On Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a recipient of the Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the North Carolina Award for Literature, and a Southern Book Critics Circle Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41885495918727,"sku":"9780425243381","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d81b82a356062480f14e07003d08994a.webp?v=1734080109","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/black-mountain-breakdown-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}