{"product_id":"come-round-right-9781646053742","title":"Come Round Right","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew from Alan Govenar, \u003ci\u003eCome Round Right\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply personal novel and a paean to a pivotal moment in American history--when the Vietnam War was raging, and the idealism of the 1960s was losing ground to frustration, anger, and violence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpring, 1971. Eighteen-year-old Aaron Berg is hitchhiking for his life, trying to come to terms with the sexual assault he and his new girlfriend survived in Canada five months earlier. Determined to reclaim his faith in humanity, Aaron's harrowing journey through Appalachia reveals newfound joys and an unexpected truth that changes his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLyrical and poetic, juxtaposing Shaker melodies with a twangy sound and a heavy percussive beat, \u003ci\u003eCome Round Right\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a moving reckoning with the author's own trauma and an expansive novel that speaks to the most pressing issues of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Govenar\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer, poet, playwright, photographer, and filmmaker. He is director of Documentary Arts, a non-profit organization he founded to advance essential perspectives on historical issues and diverse cultures. Govenar is a Guggenheim Fellow and the author of more than thirty books, including \u003ci\u003eBoccaccio in the Berkshires\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), \u003ci\u003eDeep Ellum and Central Track\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) and \u003ci\u003eSee That My Grave is Kept Clean\u003c\/i\u003e (2023), all from Deep Vellum.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Deep Vellum Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254128902418,"sku":"9781646053742","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_921dd9af-60cd-402e-b4f0-913fb623e7cc.jpg?v=1746309744","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/come-round-right-9781646053742","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}