{"product_id":"olympus-texas-paperback","title":"Olympus, Texas: A GMA Book Club Pick - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStacey Swann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e Book Club Pick! - A bighearted novel with technicolor characters, plenty of Texas swagger, and a powder keg of a plot in which marriages struggle, rivalries flare, and secrets explode, all with a clever wink toward classical mythology. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Madeline Miller's \u003ci\u003eCirce: \"The Iliad \u003c\/i\u003emeets\u003ci\u003e Friday Night Lights \u003c\/i\u003ein this muscular, captivating debut\" (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Briscoe family is once again the talk of their small town when March returns to East Texas two years after he was caught having an affair with his brother's wife. His mother, June, hardly welcomes him back with open arms. Her husband's own past affairs have made her tired of being the long-suffering spouse. Is it, perhaps, time for a change? Within days of March's arrival, someone is dead, marriages are upended, and even the strongest of alliances are shattered. In the end, the ties that hold them together might be exactly what drag them all down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn expansive tour de force, \u003ci\u003eOlympus, Texas\u003c\/i\u003e cleverly weaves elements of classical mythology into a thoroughly modern family saga, rich in drama and psychological complexity. After all, at some point, don't we all wonder: What good is this destructive force we call love?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTACEY SWANN holds an MFA from Texas State University and was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Her fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eEpoch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMemorious\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVersal\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals, and she is a Contributing Editor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a native Texan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157974028423,"sku":"9781984897404","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6bc22a1f2ccf0c229b9fb1db75939118.webp?v=1733255151","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/olympus-texas-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}