{"product_id":"prairie-nocturne-9780743201360","title":"Prairie Nocturne","description":"\u003ci\u003ePrairie Nocturne\u003c\/i\u003e is the epic saga of two former lovers sired in the pages of Ivan Doig's acclaimed Montana Trilogy. Susan Duff -- the bossy, indomitable schoolgirl with a silver voice from \u003ci\u003eDancing at the Rascal Fair--\u003c\/i\u003e has reached middle age alone, teaching voice lessons to the progeny of Helena's high society. Wesley Williamson, young married heir to the Double W cattle empire, has been forced out of a political career as a result of his affair with Susan having become known. Years later, Wes and Susan have reunited to share in an extraordinary goal: launching the singing career of Monty Rathbun--a man on the wrong side of the racial divide. In this triumph of sure-footed storytelling, motives and fates dangerously entangle. \u003cbr\u003e Set in Montana, France, Scotland, and New York during the Harlem Renaissance, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Nocturne\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply longitudinal novel that raises everlasting questions of allegiance, the grip of the past, and the cost of passion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoig, Ivan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ivan Doig (1939-2015) was a third-generation Montanan and the author of sixteen books, including the classic memoir \u003ci\u003eThis House of Sky \u003c\/i\u003eand most recently \u003ci\u003eLast Bus to Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a National Book Award finalist and received the Wallace Stegner Award, among many other honors. Doig lived in Seattle with his wife, Carol. Visit IvanDoig.com.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726455083282,"sku":"9780743201360","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6b0a9720-af7e-4fa8-b9e3-8d396cabd2c7.jpg?v=1734870668","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/prairie-nocturne-9780743201360","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}