{"product_id":"back-to-wando-passo-9780060851903","title":"Back to Wando Passo","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailed as \"the most gifted American novelist of his generation\" (\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e), David Payne introduces us to Ransom Hill, a big-hearted, wild-man lead singer of a legendary indie rock group, who has come to South Carolina determined to save his marriage, his family, and himself. But back at Wando Passo, his wife's inherited family estate, things don't proceed according to plan. There's another man in the picture, and Ran's discovery of a mysterious relic from slave times transports him--and the reader--back into the story of another romantic triangle at Wando Passo that erupted violently at the height of the Civil War. Will the present repeat the past?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with fast-paced adventure, lyrical writing, wicked humor, and unforgettable characters, David Payne's \u003cem\u003eBack to Wando Passo\u003c\/em\u003e propels the two love stories, linked by place through time, to a simultaneous crescendo of betrayal, revenge, and redemption. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePayne, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid Payne lives in North Carolina, and is the author of four previous novels: \u003cem\u003eConfessions of a Taoist on Wall Street\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the prestigious Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award; \u003cem\u003eEarly from the Dance\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eRuin Creek\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eGravesend Light\u003c\/em\u003e. He welcomes comments from readers, and is available to speak with your book club. He can be reached at david@davidpaynebooks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409421406482,"sku":"9780060851903","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4600e545-2ed2-4758-8864-9a1355d7d68e.jpg?v=1729286946","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/back-to-wando-passo-9780060851903","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}