{"product_id":"american-boy-paperback","title":"American Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eMontana 1948\u003c\/em\u003e \"spins charm and melancholy\" in this novel of youth and romantic rivalry in 1960s rural Minnesota (\u003cem\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWillow Falls, Minnesota, 1962\u003c\/em\u003e. The shooting of a young woman on Thanksgiving Day sets off a chain of unsettling events in the life of seventeen-year-old Matthew Garth. A close friend of the prosperous Dunbar family, Matthew is present in Dr. Dunbar's home office when the victim is brought in. The sight of Louisa Lindahl--beautiful and mortally wounded--makes an indelible impression on the young man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFueled by his feverish desire for this mysterious woman and a deep longing for the comfort and affluence that appears to surround the Dunbars, Matthew finds himself drawn into a vortex of greed, manipulation, and ultimately betrayal. Larry Watson's tale heart-breaking tale \"resonates with language as clear and images as crisp as the spare, flat prairie of its Minnesota setting\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2011\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven widely-acclaimed novels, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eMontana 1948\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, a Best Book citation by the American Library Association, short-listed for IMPAC Dublin International Award, and published in ten foreign editions. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701274579007,"sku":"9781571310958","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ce3ad846e8bb128e4f059a1536d0e286.webp?v=1765020007","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/american-boy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}