{"product_id":"in-a-town-called-paradox-9780974694603","title":"In a Town Called Paradox","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I wasn't looking for Marilyn Monroe when I bumped into her, even though I knew she was in town filming \u003cem\u003eRiver of No Return\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins In A Town Called Paradox - set in Utah, in the 1950s, when the \u003cstrong\u003eBig Five Hollywood studios\u003c\/strong\u003e were lured to that state by the fiery red-rock scenery that formed the perfect backdrop to the blockbuster movies they planned to film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorin Dunbar\u003c\/strong\u003e - banished to live with her aunt Jessie, an obsessively religious spinster who runs a failing cattle ranch near Paradox - hates her new life, until the arrival of Hollywood turns the rural backwater into a playground for glamorous stars. Seduced by the glitz of the movies, Corin finds work with the studios, but after a brush with the casting couch, channels her growing ambition into saving the ranch-the jewel of the Dunbar family for three generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Corin falls for\u003cstrong\u003e Ark Stevenson\u003c\/strong\u003e - a charismatic stranger who was raised by missionaries in the Amazon jungle (then drawn to Paradox by his fascination with the Westerns that are filmed there) - her future seems bright. That's not the outlook facing \u003cstrong\u003eYiska Begay\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Navajo Indian and convicted murderer who's on the run near Paradox. These different lives unexpectedly collide when a tragic accident wrecks Corin's dreams and forces her to make an agonizing decision that changes the course of her life forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold mainly by Corin-now a middle-aged woman still haunted by this watershed moment-In A Town Called Paradox is a \u003cstrong\u003ecompelling read\u003c\/strong\u003e that redefines the \u003cstrong\u003emeaning of love \u003c\/strong\u003eas it asks the question: If each of us has a life story, then who decides how it unfolds - and how it should end?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurcutt, Miriam:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Miriam Murcutt is a former journalist and editor turned marketing executive, with wide experience in the publishing industry. She has an MA in English Literature and now works full-time as a writer. She has researched and written five books, fiction and non-fiction, which have been published in seven countries and translated into five languages. She is a member of the Authors Guild and the Independent Book Publishers Association.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStarks, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Richard Starks is an award-winning journalist, former investigative reporter, editor and publisher, and now a full-time author. He has written ten books, both fiction and non-fiction, in genres that include crime, horror, travel, true-life adventure and economics. His books have been published in six languages. He has also written for business and consumer magazines as well as for television. He is a long-standing member of the Authors Guild.","brand":"Prestwicke Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520066949394,"sku":"9780974694603","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_457face8-4d26-4039-9f74-2d0510363a29.jpg?v=1731076252","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-a-town-called-paradox-9780974694603","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}