{"product_id":"black-river-9780544570238","title":"Black River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next Title - An Indies Introduce Title - Long-listed for the 2015 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Impressive . . . [A] tough, honest novel by a surprisingly wise young writer.\" -- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A complex and powerful story--put \u003ci\u003eBlack River\u003c\/i\u003e on the must-read list.\" --\u003ci\u003e Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wes Carver returns to his hometown--Black River, Montana--with two things: his wife's ashes and a letter from the parole board. The convict who once held him hostage during a prison riot is up for release. For years, Wes earned his living as a corrections officer and found his joy playing the fiddle. But the riot shook Wes's faith and robbed him of his music; now he must decide if his attacker should walk free. With \"lovely rhythms, spare language, tenderness, and flashes of rage\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e), S. M. Hulse shows us the heart and darkness of an American town, and one man's struggle to find forgiveness in the wake of evil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Artful . . . Hulse evokes the Montana landscape in lyrical, vivid prose.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hulse believes that grace happens in a look between two people, or a moment of holding back. A powerful elegy.\" --\u003ci\u003e Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eS. M. HULSE received her MFA from the University of Oregon and was a fiction fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eWillow Springs, Witness, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSalamander.\u003c\/i\u003e A horsewoman and fiddler, she has spent time in Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527067537682,"sku":"9780544570238","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c8991efc-d5ee-4bca-b3e3-840f3946db0a.jpg?v=1731291641","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-river-9780544570238","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}