{"product_id":"inland-9780812982756","title":"Inland","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \"A bracingly epic and imaginatively mythic journey across the American West\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), from the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger's Wife \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Morningside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Obreht's simple but rich prose captures and luxuriates in the West's beauty and sudden menace.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eTime, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Town \u0026amp; Country, \u003c\/i\u003e The New York Public Library, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives unfold. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life--her husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons, who have vanished after an explosive argument. Lurie is a former outlaw and a man haunted by ghosts. He sees lost souls who want something from him, and he finds reprieve from their longing in an unexpected relationship that inspires a momentous expedition across the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMythical, lyrical, and sweeping in scope, \u003ci\u003eInland\u003c\/i\u003e is grounded in true but little-known history. It showcases all of Téa Obreht's talents as a writer, as she subverts and reimagines the myths of the American West, making them entirely--and unforgettably--her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTéa Obreht\u003c\/b\u003e's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction and was an international bestseller. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper's Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eZoetrope: All-Story, \u003c\/i\u003eamong many others. Originally from the former Yugoslavia, she now lives in New York with her husband and teaches at Hunter College.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617447121170,"sku":"9780812982756","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc561deb-528d-46bf-8970-03edd6dccb37.jpg?v=1732518870","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/inland-9780812982756","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}