{"product_id":"out-there-a-novel-paperback","title":"Out There: A Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Stark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Publishers Weekly Top Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eINDIEFAB Editor's Choice Award for Fiction Book of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"lyrical, evocative\" and \"sensuous\"...\"A tribute to magical realism and the transforming power of fiction.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Compelling...beautiful...and gripping...\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"5 out of 5 STARS!\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Seattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The prose is lyrical, the detail sumptuous, the story is humorous and heartbreaking, gorgeous and flirting with the line between magic and realism. It's a story that explores the innate power of literature: to connect, to heal, to transform.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Foreword Reviews editor, Allyce Amidon, in her remarks at the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards at the American Library Association Conference (June 2015)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOUT THERE is the story of a young Army veteran (Jefferson Long Soldier) who returns home safely to New Mexico after two tours of duty in Iraq convinced that the book he carried with him (\u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e by Gabriel García Márquez) saved his life. But when he can't find a way to escape the dark memories of war, he borrows his cousin's motorcycle and rides south across the border to Mexico in search of the famous writer behind the magic of the life-saving classic novel. The adventure that follows is a heart-warming journey of healing and self-discovery.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Stark\u003c\/b\u003e is a former policy analyst who wrote about international security issues, including nuclear non-proliferation and peacekeeping. For the last fourteen years she has made her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she currently teaches literature and creative writing at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). Her first novel \u003ci\u003eOut There\u003c\/i\u003e is Winner of Foreword's Book of the Year Awards INDIEFAB 2014 Editor's Choice Prize for Fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e IndieFab awards (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693795708991,"sku":"9780991410507","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6c1b63d34de0005f936392a4becfabd3.webp?v=1765000006","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/out-there-a-novel-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}