{"product_id":"sun-house-hardcover","title":"Sun House - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid James Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic comedy about love, spirit, and the quest for transcendence in an anything-but-transcendent America, set amid the gorgeous landscapes of the American west: \"A profound gift to readers\" (Hank Lentfer) from the author of the perennial cult bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe River Why\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers K\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A random bolt from a DC-8 falls from the sky, killing a child and throwing the faith of a young Jesuit Jesuit into crisis. A boy's mother dies on his fifth birthday, sparking a lifetime of repressed anger that he unleashes once a year in reckless duels with the Fate, God, or Power who let the coincidence happen. A young woman on a run in Seattle experiences a shooting star moment that pierces her with a love that will eventually help heal the Jesuit, the angry young man, and innumerable others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The journeys of this unintentional menagerie carry them to the healing lands of Montana and a newly founded community--where nothing tastes better than Maker's Mark mixed with glacier ice, and nothing seems less likely than the soul-filling delight a troupe of spiritual refugees, urban sophisticates, road-weary musicians, and local cowboys begin to find in each other's company. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003ci\u003eSun House\u003c\/i\u003e, David James Duncan continues exploring the American search for meaning and love that he began in his acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eThe River Why \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers K\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid James Duncan is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe River Why\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers K\u003c\/i\u003e, the story collection \u003ci\u003eRiver Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, and the nonfiction collections \u003ci\u003eMy Story as Told by Water \u003c\/i\u003e(a National Book Award finalist), and \u003ci\u003eGod Laughs \u0026amp; Plays.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has won three Pacific Northwest Booksellers Awards, two Pushcart Prizes, a Lannan Fellowship, the Western States Book Award, inclusion in Best American Sports Writing, Best American Catholic Writing, two volumes of Best American Essays, five volumes of Best American Spiritual Writing, an honorary doctorate from University of Portland, the American Library Association's 2004 Award for the Preservation of Intellectual Freedom (with co-author Wendell Berry), and other honors. David lives on a charming little trout stream in Missoula, Montana, in accord with his late friend Jim Harrison's advice to finish his life disguised as a creek.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 784\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701891731519,"sku":"9780316129374","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d15395c16a87dfec145a56f07993a623.webp?v=1765022362","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sun-house-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}