{"product_id":"junction-of-earth-and-sky-9781786583864","title":"Junction of Earth and Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping and emotional debut from a dazzling new voice - for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Palace, The Dutch House \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBetty.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Coming of age in 1940s England, Alice's life is thrown into chaos under the shadow of the war. Forced to let go of her hopes and dreams, she finds herself uprooted to America and a life she never could have imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Decades later, it is the 1990s and Alice's granddaughter Marnie is living out of a worn-out Chevy Nova, running heroin and cocaine along the New England coastline. Yet she carries with her memories of a nurtured childhood in hardscrabble Rhode Island, where all the disappointments of her young parents were eclipsed by her grandmother's love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning six decades and two continents, from the shores of WWII England to the underside of 1990s America, JUNCTION OF EARTH AND SKY unfolds -in multiple timelines -the enduring bond of grandmother and granddaughter, plagued by the past but determined to find their place in the world against all the odds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan Buttenwieser is the author of the short story collection, \u003ci\u003eWe Were Lucky With the Rain \u003c\/i\u003e(Four Way Books) and she has been awarded several fiction fellowships from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications and she has taught creative writing in New York City schools, libraries, homeless shelters, juvenile detention facilities and at a women's maximum-security prison. \u003ci\u003eJunction of Earth and\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSky \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Manilla Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552856310034,"sku":"9781786583864","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a25cd9e9-945b-47fc-8a52-3c3906af2af2.jpg?v=1754908306","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/junction-of-earth-and-sky-9781786583864","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}