{"product_id":"a-still-small-voice-9780385334068","title":"A Still Small Voice","description":"A spellbinding novel of love and war from \"a young writer of great promise.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Paul Auster \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with a storyteller's grace and a poet's touch, John Reed's powerful first novel is a true adventure of the heart -- at once a passionate love story and a sweeping historical saga set against a vivid backdrop of the Civil War.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1859 as seven-year-old Alma Flynt arrives in the Kentucky town of Cotterpin Creek to begin a new life. There, Alma will have as friends, neighbors, and benefactors the magnificent Cleveland family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith their sprawling mansion and gleaming thoroughbred horses, the Clevelands are a wonder. But from the beginning, one Cleveland draws all of Alma's attention: the youngest son, John Warren. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlma knew they were meant for each other from their first meeting. But everything changes as war descends on Cotterpin Creek, taking John Warren to battle and sweeping his family into the chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst this turbulent backdrop, Alma will come of age. And when the fighting is over, the story of a brave young man riding off to battle becomes a haunting journey of vengeance and redemption. And for Alma, yet another journey begins on the day a tormented young soldier staggers back into her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Reed attended Hampshire College and received an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. His poetry and short stories have appeared in numerous literary magazines, and he was a contributing editor for \u003ci\u003eOpen City\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City. \u003cb\u003eA Still Small Voice\u003c\/b\u003e is his first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Delta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51998201938194,"sku":"9780385334068","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5510ea6a-9c49-4450-99e6-8fb7ba9fec3f.jpg?v=1770143722","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-still-small-voice-9780385334068","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}