{"product_id":"chevy-in-the-hole-9781250871107","title":"Chevy in the Hole","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Michigan Notable Book for 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2022 Heartland Booksellers Award \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous, unflinching love letter to Flint, Michigan, and the resilience \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof its people, Kelsey Ronan's \u003ci\u003eChevy in the Hole\u003c\/i\u003e follows multiple generations of two families making their homes there, with a stunning contemporary love story at its center. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the opening pages of \u003ci\u003eChevy in the Hole\u003c\/i\u003e, August \"Gus\" Molloy has just overdosed in a bathroom stall of the Detroit farm-to-table restaurant where he works. Shortly after, he packs it in and returns home to his family in Flint. This latest slip and recommitment to sobriety doesn't feel too terribly different from the others, until Gus meets Monae, an urban farmer trying to coax a tenuous rebirth from the city's damaged land. Through her eyes, he sees what might be possible in a city everyone else seems to have forgotten or, worse, given up on. But as they begin dreaming up an oasis together, even the most essential resources can't be counted on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWoven throughout their story are the stories of their families--Gus's white and Monae's Black--members of which have had their own triumphs and devastating setbacks trying to survive and thrive in Flint. A novel about the things that change over time and the things that don't, \u003ci\u003eChevy in the Hole\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us again and again what people need from one another and from the city they call home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelsey Ronan\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Flint, Michigan. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Michigan Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Kenyon Review \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. She lives in Detroit and teaches for InsideOut Literary Arts. \u003ci\u003eChevy in the Hole\u003c\/i\u003e is her first nove\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625893335314,"sku":"9781250871107","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2429f1fa-41e7-45ff-b19c-8a1e86567e79.jpg?v=1732643314","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/chevy-in-the-hole-9781250871107","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}