{"product_id":"back-to-the-dirt-paperback","title":"Back to the Dirt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Bill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Bill is back with a gritty, wrenching novel from deep inside the traumas of a broken American heartland. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiles is a Vietnam veteran who's worried he's going to lose his job--and with it his tenuous grasp on a stable life--over a fight with a coworker. His PTSD and struggles to control his steroid-fueled violent tendencies also complicate his relationship with his girlfriend, Shelby, a stripper who only occasionally displays the proverbial heart of gold. She's certainly kinder and more generous than her brother, Wylie, who has been implicated in the deaths of two local Oxy dealers and is currently on the run. When Wylie kidnaps Shelby and holes up in Miles's country lair, it all threatens to become a bit too much for Miles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Frank Bill peels back the layers of Miles's history, going deep into his memories of the Vietnam War, \u003ci\u003eBack to the Dirt \u003c\/i\u003egets to the root of the traumas that have caused Miles and his community so much adversity. In this blistering novel, Bill reaches for the core values--living close to the land, working with your hands--that have been obscured by generations of neglect, drug abuse, and desperation. This is a profound and important story of an America that is only beginning to get its due attention--and Frank Bill is its most visceral, essential chronicler.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Bill\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ravaged\u003c\/i\u003e, with Norman Reedus; the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Savage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDonnybrook\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter of which was turned into a film in 2018; and the story collection \u003ci\u003eCrimes in Southern Indiana\u003c\/i\u003e, one of \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e's favorite books of 2011 and a \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e best debut of 2011. He lives and writes in southern Indiana.\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 0.91 x 7.54 x 5.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692820598847,"sku":"9780374534431","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c594f445715c1f24d6603fdcee1daf59.webp?v=1764996737","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/back-to-the-dirt-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}