{"product_id":"beneath-the-bonfire-hardcover","title":"Beneath the Bonfire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNickolas Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNickolas Butler's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eShotgun Lovesongs, \u003c\/i\u003e has become an international bestseller and won numerous accolades, including France's Prix Page\/America. Now, in \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Bonfire, \u003c\/i\u003e he demonstrates his talent for portraying a place and its people with such love that you'll find yourself falling for them, too (Josh Weil, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Glass Sea\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung couples gather to participate in an annual chainsaw party, cutting down trees for firewood in anticipation of the winter. A group of men spend a weekend hunting for mushrooms in the wilderness where they grew up and where some still find themselves trapped. An aging environmentalist takes out his frustration and anger on a singular, unsuspecting target. One woman helps another get revenge against a man whose crime extends far beyond him to an entire community. Together, the ten stories in this dazzling, surprising collection evoke a landscape that will be instantly recognizable to anyone who has traveled the back roads and blue highways of America, and they completely capture the memorable characters who call it home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNickolas Butler was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and raised in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. His writings have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNarrative Magazine, Ploughshares, The Kenyon Review Online, The Progressive, The Christian Science Monitor, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. A bestseller in both the United States and France, his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eShotgun Lovesongs, \u003c\/i\u003e received the Midwest Booksellers Choice Award, the Great Lakes Great Reads Award, and France's Prix Page\/America. Butler graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison before attending the Iowa Writers' Workshop and currently lives in Wisconsin with his wife and their two childre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720307183679,"sku":"9781250039835","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f9d95a5a3bdcf344a0e3b2c1d34257a6.webp?v=1765088717","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/beneath-the-bonfire-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}