{"product_id":"thunderclouds-in-the-forecast-paperback","title":"Thunderclouds in the Forecast - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClarence Major\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThunderclouds in the Forecast\u003c\/i\u003e traverses the linked histories of two friends--one Black, the other white--who grew up wards of the state in New York. It's April 1976 and Ray is taking Amtrak to San Francisco to reconnect with Scotty, his oldest friend, whom he met in a shelter for abandoned children. While Ray has embraced the stable tedium of steady employment, Scotty's life has been erratic, a trail of short-lived affairs and dead-end jobs. Maybe Ray, who's just won the lottery, is finally in a position to help him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Ray's train is delayed in Lorena, a Gold Rush outpost turned college town, he meets Alice. Together they embark on a romance that tempts him to stay. By the time Ray arrives in San Francisco, Scotty has abandoned his bartending job, his rented room, and his scant belongings and skipped town with a married woman from Lorena. Now Ray has more than one reason to return. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A preeminent American writer who thrives on reinvention, Major returns with an unforgettable exploration of life on the brink of sweeping change. With spare prose and subtle poignancy, \u003ci\u003eThunderclouds in the Forecast\u003c\/i\u003e probes love, loyalty, and belonging. As Toni Morrison wrote, \"Clarence Major has a remarkable mind and the talent to match.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCLARENCE MAJOR\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, poet, and painter. His novels include \u003ci\u003eDirty Bird Blues\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSuch Was the Season\u003c\/i\u003e, a Literary Guild selection; \u003ci\u003eMy Amputations\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Western States Book Award; \u003ci\u003ePainted Turtle: Woman with Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year; and \u003ci\u003eOne Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e. He has contributed to the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among dozens of other periodicals. He is the author of fifteen collections of poetry. A Fulbright Scholar, Major has won a National Book Award bronze medal, a National Council on the Arts Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award in the Fine Arts from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and a PEN Oakland\/Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in literature. He was elected to the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame in 2021. Major is a distinguished professor emeritus of twentieth-century American literature at the University of California, Davis. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160288202887,"sku":"9780810144262","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/49995541764151d42f833ab240fd5000.webp?v=1733273130","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/thunderclouds-in-the-forecast-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}