{"product_id":"five-skies-paperback","title":"Five Skies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRon Carlson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeloved story writer Ron Carlson's first novel in thirty years, Five Skies is the story of three men gathered high in the Rocky Mountains for a construction project that is to last the summer. Having participated in a spectacular betrayal in Los Angeles, the giant, silent Arthur Key drifts into work as a carpenter in southern Idaho. Here he is hired, along with the shiftless and charming Ronnie Panelli, to build a stunt ramp beside a cavernous void. The two will be led by Darwin Gallegos, the foreman of the local ranch who is filled with a primeval rage at God, at man, at life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they endeavor upon this simple, grand project, the three reveal themselves in cautiously resonant, profound ways. And in a voice of striking intimacy and grace, Carlson's novel reveals itself as a story of biblical, almost spiritual force. A bellwether return from one of our greatest craftsmen, Five Skies is sure to be one of the most praised and cherished novels of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRon Carlson is the award-winning author of four story collections and four novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eFive Skies\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eHarper's, The New Yorker, Playboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been featured on NPR's \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e and Selected Shorts as well as in \u003ci\u003eBest American Short Stories \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe O. Henry Prize Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. His novella, \"Beanball,\" was recently selected for \u003ci\u003eBest American Mystery Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the director of the UC Irvine writing program and lives in Huntington Beach, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.7 x 5.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Idaho Library Association Book Award (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43156776550463,"sku":"9780143113461","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/k-zCoAcGeY9780143113461.webp?v=1776975100","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/five-skies-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}