{"product_id":"high-skies-9781597094450","title":"High Skies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHigh Skies\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the collision of devastating weather, Cold War suspicion, tense race relations, and the unintended consequences of good intentions in a small West Texas town in the 1950s, changing the futures of the families there and altering their perceptions of America. At the center of this perfect storm is Raymond \"Flyboy\" Seaker, a respected military veteran, now the vice principal of a school in which Troy, who tells the story, and his disabled friend Stevie will have their lives upended forever. Through a combination of his own well-meaning ambitions and the political maneuverings of others, Flyboy and the families he serves come to grasp the meaning of community and of individual fortitude. Written with a vivid economy recalling Denis Johnson's \u003cem\u003eTrain Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e and painting as indelible a portrait of small town life as Larry McMurtry's \u003cem\u003eThe Last Picture Show\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHigh Skies \u003c\/em\u003eis a perfectly distilled American epic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaugherty, Tracy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracy Daugherty\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several books of fiction and nonfiction, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion\u003c\/em\u003e. His short stories and essays have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBritish Vogue\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eParis Review\u003c\/em\u003e online, \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other journals. The recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, he lives in Corvallis, Oregon with his wife, writer Marjorie Sandor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Hen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50370376171794,"sku":"9781597094450","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b7206e8-ad91-4142-bef5-5d5cf92f4792.jpg?v=1728532173","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/high-skies-9781597094450","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}