{"product_id":"lookout-9781646053803","title":"Lookout","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, \u003ci\u003eLookout \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the Kinzlers, a complex working-class family firmly rooted in northwestern Montana.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosiah and Margaret Kinzler have forged an unusual bond marked by both tenderness and distance; their daughters, Cody and Louisa, grow up watching their parents navigate what it means to be true to yourself and what that costs. \u003ci\u003eLookout\u003c\/i\u003e offers a gripping dual coming-of-age: Cody's from stoic ranch kid to hotshot firefighter to resilient woman learning to rely on others, and Josiah's as he struggles to thrive in a world that has misunderstood him. Bound by their love of the land, the Kinzlers work to bridge the gaps created by what they leave unspoken. \u003ci\u003eLookout\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life a family coming out to itself, at home in a new and nuanced American West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine Byl\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eDirt Work: An Education in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e (Beacon Press, 2013), a book about trail crews, tools, wildness, gender, and labor; it was shortlisted for the 2014 Willa Award in nonfiction. Christine has worked as a professional trail-builder for 25+ years. She lives with her family in Interior Alaska on the traditional lands of the Dene.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Strange Object","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51475230687506,"sku":"9781646053803","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_63643dbf-0a11-49b1-b043-93828c8f1635.jpg?v=1752590022","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lookout-9781646053803","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}