{"product_id":"in-west-mills-paperback","title":"In West Mills - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDe'shawn Charles Winslow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bighearted novel about family, migration, and the unbearable difficulties of love. Here's a cast of characters you won't soon forget. --Ayana Mathis, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Tribes of Hattie\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinslow's impressive debut novel introduces readers to both a flawed, fascinating character in fiction and a wonderful new voice in literature. --\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of 2019 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Novel by\u003cbr\u003eTIME MAGAZINE * USA TODAY * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * NYLON * SOUTHERN LIVING * THE LOS ANGELES TIMES * ESSENCE * THE MILLIONS * REAL SIMPLE* HUFFINGTON POST * BUZZFEED \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLet the people of West Mills say what they will about Azalea \"Knot\" Centre; they won't keep her from what she loves best: cheap moonshine, nineteenth-century literature, and the company of men. And yet, when motherhood looms, Knot begins to learn that her freedom has come at a high price. Low on money, ostracized from her parents and cut off from her hometown, Knot turns to her neighbor, Otis Lee Loving, in search of some semblance of family and home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOtis Lee is eager to help. A lifelong fixer, Otis Lee is determined to steer his friends and family away from decisions that will cause them heartache and ridicule. After his failed attempt to help his older sister, who lives a precarious life in the North, Otis Lee discovers a possible path to redemption in the chaos Knot brings to his doorstep. But while he's busy trying to fix Knot's life, Otis Lee finds himself powerless to repair the many troubles within his own family, as the long-buried secrets of his troubled past begin to come to light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning decades in a rural North Carolina town where a canal acts as the color line, \u003ci\u003eIn West Mills\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent, big-hearted small-town story about family, friendship, storytelling, and the redemptive power of love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDe'Shawn Charles Winslow\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He is a 2017 graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and holds a BFA in creative writing and an MA in English literature from Brooklyn College. He lives in New York.\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 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700827721791,"sku":"9781635575286","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e921b6fe2bf9a3cb356d48dea06e4eab.webp?v=1765018307","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/in-west-mills-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}