{"product_id":"divining-rod-9780802144973","title":"Divining Rod","description":"After the deaths of his parents, Simon Bell returns to his hometown of Sherwood, Alabama, hoping for a simple, quiet existence. But when he meets Delia Holladay one hot, unmoving summer day, latent needs and desires are awakened. Delia is young, beautiful, and married. As their emotions deepen, the affair slips beyond their control, building to a final reckoning that will leave no one untouched. Divining Rod tells a richly layered tale of adultery, love, and murder, as it follows the arc of one fateful romance to its inevitable and heartbreaking conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Knight's \u003ci\u003eDivining Rod\u003c\/i\u003e won the Fellowship of Southern Writers New Writing Award and the Dictionary of Literary Biography's Best First Novel Award. Knight is also the author of the novel, \u003ci\u003e The Typist\u003c\/i\u003e; two collections of short fiction, \u003ci\u003e Dogfight: And Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGoodnight, Nobody\u003c\/i\u003e; and a collection of novellas, \u003ci\u003eThe Holiday Season\u003c\/i\u003e. His fiction has appeared in publications such as\u003ci\u003e Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Oxford American\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches creative writing at the University of Tennessee.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669270597906,"sku":"9780802144973","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06cd88cd-3c3c-45b5-859a-3aebcaa29b7a.jpg?v=1733757482","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/divining-rod-9780802144973","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}