{"product_id":"fall-back-down-when-i-die-paperback","title":"Fall Back Down When I Die - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Wilkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eMy Absolute Darling\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFourth of July Creek\u003c\/em\u003e, a \"riveting and timely\" Montana story about the unbreakable bond between a young man and the abandoned boy put in his care (Jess Walter), as old grievances of land and blood are visited upon them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWendell Newman, a young ranch hand in Montana, has recently lost his mother, leaving him an orphan. His bank account holds less than a hundred dollars, and he owes back taxes on what remains of the land his parents owned, as well as money for the surgeries that failed to save his mother's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unexpected deliverance arrives in the form of seven-year-old Rowdy Burns, the mute and traumatized son of Wendell's incarcerated cousin. When Rowdy is put under his care, what begins as an ordeal for Wendell turns into a powerful bond, as he comes to love the boy more than he ever thought possible. That bond will be stretched to the breaking point during the first legal wolf hunt in Montana in more than thirty years, when a murder ignites a desperate chase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught on the wrong side of a disaffected fringe group, Wendell is determined both to protect Rowdy and to avoid the same violent fate that claimed his own father. A gripping story set in a fractured and misunderstood community, \u003cem\u003eFall Back Down When I Die\u003c\/em\u003e is a haunting and unforgettable tale of sacrificial love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Wilkins \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the award-winning memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain and the Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He is a Pushcart Prize winner and a finalist for the National Magazine Award and the PEN\/USA Award. He lives with his wife and two children in western Oregon, where he teaches writing at Linfield College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694664126527,"sku":"9780316475341","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/69119b385a8cdc5595904facca28eb10.webp?v=1765001866","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/fall-back-down-when-i-die-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}