{"product_id":"nothing-but-blue-skies-9780679747789","title":"Nothing but Blue Skies","description":"\u003cb\u003eA ruefully funny novel of embattled manhood, set in Big Sky Country--by the highly acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCloudbursts\u003c\/i\u003e, with\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewriting \"so dazzlingly acute and seemingly effortless that it infuses \u003ci\u003eNothing but Blue Skies\u003c\/i\u003e with exuberance and wit.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This high-spirited and fiercely lyrical novel chronicles the fall and rise of Frank Copenhaver, a man so unhinged by his wife's departure that he finds himself ruining his business, falling in love with the wrong women, and wandering the lawns of his neighborhood, desperate for the merest glimpse of normalcy. The result is a Montana where cowboys slug it out with speculators, a cattleman's best friend may be his insurance broker, and love and fishing are the only consolations that last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Vibrant with the pleasures of ironic language, play and chase, and quick with broken-hearted humor.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHOMAS McGUANE lives on a ranch in McLeod, Montana. He is the author of ten novels, including the National Book Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e, three works of nonfiction, and four collections of stories\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHis work has won numerous awards, including the Rosenthal Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and has been anthologized in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest American Sporting Essays\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543891644690,"sku":"9780679747789","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe72296b-9fe4-4511-9211-fb4578f4704c.jpg?v=1731515952","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nothing-but-blue-skies-9780679747789","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}