{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-a-small-place-9780142003626","title":"A Short History of a Small Place","description":"Marvelously funny, bittersweet, and beautifully evocative, the original publication of \u003ci\u003eA Short History of a Small Place\u003c\/i\u003e announced the arrival of one of our great Southern voices. Although T. R. Pearson's Neely, North Carolina, doesn't appear on any map of the state, it has already earned a secure place on the literary landscape of the South. In this introduction to Neely, the young narrator, Louis Benfield, recounts the tragic last days of Miss Myra Angelique Pettigrew, a local spinster and former town belle who, after years of total seclusion, returns flamboyantly to public view-with her pet monkey, Mr. Britches. Here is a teeming human comedy inhabited by some of the most eccentric and endearing characters ever encountered in literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT. R. Pearson is the author of eight novels, including \u003cb\u003ePolar\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBlue Ridge\u003c\/b\u003e, a \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e Notable Book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491537555730,"sku":"9780142003626","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9c8bb448-30fd-40ad-9027-ef819d631606.jpg?v=1730542864","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-a-small-place-9780142003626","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}