{"product_id":"the-lower-quarter-paperback","title":"The Lower Quarter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElise Blackwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man murdered during Katrina in a hotel room two blocks from her art-restoration studio was closely tied to a part of Johanna's past that she would like kept secret. But missing from the crime scene is a valuable artwork painted in 1926 by a renowned Belgian artist that might bring it all back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn acquaintance, Clay Fontenot, who has enabled a wide variety of personal violations in his life, some of which he has enjoyed, is the scion of a powerful New Orleans family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And Marion is an artist and masseuse from the Quarter who has returned after Katrina to rebuild her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Eli, a convicted art thief, is sent to find the missing painting, all of their stories weave together in the slightly deranged halls of the Quarter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElise Blackwell\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four previous novels: \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Unnatural History of Cypress Parish\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrub\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAn Unfinished Score\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short stories and essays have been widely published, and her work has been named to various best-of-the-year lists, translated into several languages, and adapted for the stage as well as a song by The Decemberists. She teaches at the University of South Carolina, where she is also organizer and host of The Open Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701023379519,"sku":"9781609531195","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/32e010070608a6dc1fcf6e25994f0551.webp?v=1765019043","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-lower-quarter-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}