{"product_id":"life-in-the-time-of-hurricanes-9780875659336","title":"Life in the Time of Hurricanes","description":"\u003ci\u003eIn honor of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and in tribute to the journeys of those displaced by the storm, TCU Press is proud to publish this timely novel outside the usual industry schedule--marking the moment with remembrance and reflection.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeading out in a stolen church van, a ragtag crew of Katrina survivors flees a devastated New Orleans--chasing refuge, redemption, and a second chance in the Texas desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLife in the Time of Hurricanes\u003c\/em\u003e, Rod Davis delivers a sweeping, sharp-edged novel of loss, resistance, and reinvention. Duane McGuane--ex-journalist, indie theater owner, and accidental leader--gathers a makeshift family of misfits in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, including his fierce girlfriend Maybelle, a mystic's son, a Welsh lawyer, and a streetwise kid named Boy Jack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether they escape the chaos of the Convention Center and hit the road, hoping to outrun grief and start over on a mysterious ranch in Big Bend. From bayous to border towns, they navigate a fractured America haunted by racism, memory, and faith. Along the way, tales are told, identities are remade, and destinies reshaped.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpiritual, cinematic, and deeply human, \u003cem\u003eLife in the Time of Hurricanes\u003c\/em\u003e is both a tribute to survival and a reckoning with the storms--natural and man-made--that define us.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavis, Rod:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A longtime journalist and magazine editor, Rod has done time at \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, Time Inc.'s \u003ci\u003eCooking Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eD Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Antonio Express-News\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Southern Poverty Law Center's \u003ci\u003eTeaching Tolerance\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters, PEN America, and has served on the board of directors of the National Book Critics Circle. He taught in the English department at the University of Texas and Southern Methodist University and was a cofounder of the first system-wide veteran service program at the Texas A\u0026amp;M University System. He is working on a new novel and a film project based in Juárez. ","brand":"Texas Christian University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749378228498,"sku":"9780875659336","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2c2e3c17-bcac-472e-8167-562d461e6f55.jpg?v=1764081676","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/life-in-the-time-of-hurricanes-9780875659336","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}