{"product_id":"the-blameless-paperback","title":"The Blameless - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyan Kenedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly divorced, Virginia Bigelow is struggling with pressing financial debt, the frustration of a stalled teaching career, an increasingly isolated and lonely existence, and the challenges of being a single parent to an autistic child. When she learns that Travis Lee Hilliard, the man who murdered her father in the 1980s, has been released from prison, she drops everything and sets out on an ill-conceived journey to confront him in order to mete out the justice she feels he deserves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, having spent three decades serving a life sentence for murdering the California preacher who rescued him from the streets, Travis thinks of himself as a reformed man. Traveling from Folsom Prison to his new home in the Mojave Desert, a remote location with minimal temptations, he struggles to reconcile his past and embrace his newfound freedom. But there are more challenges to staying on the straight and narrow than he ever could have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Virginia's and Travis's braided narratives slowly tighten as they approach their inevitable collision. Unflinching, compassionate, and gripping, this bold novel evocatively examines the ambiguities wrought by both violence and redemption.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan Kenedy is a professor of English at Moorpark College. His short fiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Greensboro Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSou'wester\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe San Joaquin Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691570663487,"sku":"9780299345044","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fbefadb3464b052ff8e7afbb9bdacc08.webp?v=1764992514","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-blameless-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}